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[Have you sought them, have you sought them?]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 34556 45534 32132 Used With Text: Have You Sought Them?

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Have you sought them, have you sought them? Refrain First Line: O delay not, but seek to bring Lyrics: 1 Have you sought them, have you sought them? Who are wayward and weary, wand’ring from home? Have you brought them, have you brought them, To the Saviour who bids them come? Refrain: O delay not, but seek to bring, Other souls to own His sway, Heed His call, His word obey; O delay not, but for the King Strive to garner precious sheaves today. O delay not, but seek to bring Other souls to own His sway; Heed His call, His word obey, Tell the story and let your light so shine, Leading to your Lord divine. 2 Have you told them, have you told them, Of a love everlasting, changeless and true? Ye behold them, ye behold them, Who are waiting a word from you. [Refrain] 3 Are you giving, are you giving, Of the blessings that crown you, blessings divine? Are you living, are you living, So your light as a lamp shall shine? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Have you sought them, have you sought them?]

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Have You Sought Them?

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale Hymnal: Jubilate #72 (1917) First Line: Have you sought them, have you sought them? Refrain First Line: O delay not, but seek to bring Lyrics: 1 Have you sought them, have you sought them? Who are wayward and weary, wand’ring from home? Have you brought them, have you brought them, To the Saviour who bids them come? Refrain: O delay not, but seek to bring, Other souls to own His sway, Heed His call, His word obey; O delay not, but for the King Strive to garner precious sheaves today. O delay not, but seek to bring Other souls to own His sway; Heed His call, His word obey, Tell the story and let your light so shine, Leading to your Lord divine. 2 Have you told them, have you told them, Of a love everlasting, changeless and true? Ye behold them, ye behold them, Who are waiting a word from you. [Refrain] 3 Are you giving, are you giving, Of the blessings that crown you, blessings divine? Are you living, are you living, So your light as a lamp shall shine? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Have you sought them, have you sought them?]

Have You Sought Them?

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale Hymnal: Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #72 (1950) First Line: Have you sought them, have you sought them? Refrain First Line: O delay not, but seek to bring Languages: English Tune Title: [Have you sought them, have you sought them?]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[Have you sought them, have you sought them?]" in Jubilate Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Elsie Duncan Yale

1873 - 1956 Author of "Have You Sought Them?" in Jubilate Born: October 21, 1873, Brooklyn, New York. Died: January 30, 1956, San Bernardino County, California. Pseudonym: Grace Gordon. Elsie’s father was New York Shipping Commissioner Charles C. Duncan. --www.hymntime.com ====================== Elsie Duncan Yale is a published author. Published credits of Elsie Duncan Yale include Challenge to youth: An unusual service for children's day with complete pageant and Christmas at Jollyville Junction: A play for young folks. --www.jacketflap.com Pseudonym: Grace Gordon