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[Look unto me and be ye saved]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Geistweit Incipit: 13333 46513 35321 Used With Text: Look to Jesus Now

Author: W. P. Mackay, M. A. Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Look unto me and be ye saved Lyrics: 1 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look, men of nations all; Look, rich and poor, look, old and young, Look, sinners great and small. Refrain: Look to Jesus now, Look to Jesus now; O weary, sin-sick, burdened soul, To Jesus look just now. 2 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look now, nor dare delay; Look as you are,—lost, guilty, dead,— Look while ‘tis called today. [Refrain] 3 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look from your doubts and fears; Look from your sins of crimson dye, Look from your prayers and tears. [Refrain] 4 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look to the work all done; Look to the pierced Son of Man, Look to your sin all gone! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Look unto me and be ye saved]

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Look to Jesus Now

Author: W. P. Mackay, M. A. Hymnal: Melodious Sonnets #7 (1885) First Line: Look unto me and be ye saved Lyrics: 1 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look, men of nations all; Look, rich and poor, look, old and young, Look, sinners great and small. Refrain: Look to Jesus now, Look to Jesus now; O weary, sin-sick, burdened soul, To Jesus look just now. 2 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look now, nor dare delay; Look as you are,—lost, guilty, dead,— Look while ‘tis called today. [Refrain] 3 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look from your doubts and fears; Look from your sins of crimson dye, Look from your prayers and tears. [Refrain] 4 Look unto me and be ye saved, Look to the work all done; Look to the pierced Son of Man, Look to your sin all gone! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Look unto me and be ye saved]

Look to Jesus Now

Author: W. P. Mackay, M.A. Hymnal: Temple Trio #189 (1886) First Line: Look unto me and be ye saved Tune Title: [Look unto me and be ye saved]

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W. P. Mackay

1839 - 1885 Person Name: W. P. Mackay, M. A. Author of "Look to Jesus Now" in Melodious Sonnets Mackay, William Paton, M.D., was born at Montrose, May 13, 1839, and educated at the University of Edinburgh. After following his medical profession for a time, he became minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, Hull, in 1868, and died from an accident, at Portree, Aug. 22, 1885. Seventeen of his hymns are in W. Reid's Praise Book, 1872. Of these the best known is "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" (Praise to God), written 1863, recast 1867. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ====================== Born: May 13, 1839, Montrose, Scotland. Died: August 22, 1885, Portree, Scotland, of an accident. Mackay graduated from the University of Edinburgh and initially worked as a doctor. However, he was ordained, and in 1868 became pastor of the Prospect Street Presbyterian Church in Hull. He married Mary Loughton Livingstone 1868 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire; they were living in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, as of 1881. Seventeen of his hymns appeared in W. Reid’s Praise Book in 1872. Sources: Hustad, p. 278 Julian, p. 1667 Reynolds, p. 365 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/mackay_wp.htm

W. H. Geistweit

1857 - 1936 Composer of "[Look unto me and be ye saved]" in Melodious Sonnets In 1900, Geistweit was living in Cook County, Illinois. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Peoria, Illinois, in 1909, and was there also in 1910. As of 1920, he was in St. Louis, Missouri. His works include: The Young Christian and His Bible, 1906 Mary’s Story, 1904 Heart Talks on Every Day Themes for Every Day People, 1904 Present Needs in Young People’s Work, 1909 --www.hymntime.com/tch/ ================================ Geistweit, William Henry. (Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1857--March 11, 1936, San Diego, California). Baptist. Son of Pennsylvania Dutch and Huguenot parents. Shurtleff College, D.D. 1902 or 1903. Pastorates at Camden, New Jersey, 1885-1890; Minneapolis, 1891-1896; Galesburg, Illinois, 1897-1899; Chicago, 1900-1906; Peoria, Ill., 1907-1910; San Diego, 1911-1916; St. Louis, 1917-1922; Dayton, 1923-1929; Alhambra, Calif., 1932. At age fourteen began work in a newspaper office to learn the printing business. For five of the ten years in this business he was manager of the mechanical work on the Sunday School Times. Spent two years as general secretary of the Camden Association of the YMCA. Active in the organization and publications of the Baptist Young People's Union of America, founded in Chicago in 1891, and served on its Board of Managers. Member of the Executive Committee of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1912-1919. President of the American Baptist Publication Society, 1923-1924. Wrote a few hymns published in two collections, Melodious Sonnets (Philadelphia, 1885) and Joyful Wing. In addition, Burrage prints a three-stanza hymn beginning "Blessed Savior, my salvation I will trust in thee." Also, with Mrs. L.J.P. Bishop, he compiled and arranged a collection entitled The Ministry of Song: A Choice Selection of Hymns and Sacred Songs for Use in Junior Unions and Societies (Chicago: Baptist Young People's Union of America, 1900). --Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives