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[Mingling all day with the busy throng]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Stillman Incipit: 11132 15556 66653

Author: Mrs. Belle Towne Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Mingling all day with the busy throng Refrain First Line: Still, oh, my Father Lyrics: 1 Mingling all day with the busy throng; Borne by the crowd in its haste along, Trampled and bruis’d by the heedless feet, Weary and faint with the dust and heat, Where midst the strife and this worldly care, Where was the time for a silent prayer? Chorus: Still, oh, my Father, Thou knowest I’m thine, Thou art my helper, Thy promises mine. 2 Stumbling so oft, and with weary pain, Struggling to rise, but to fall again; Making resolves with the morning light, Finding them naught with the shades of night; Cumber’d with care for the days to come, Where have I built for the heav’nly home. [Chorus] 3 Feeling so strong for the coming need, Proving at last but a broken reed; Longing at times for a wider sphere, Closing mine eye on some mission near; Where is the life I had hoped to lead, Sowing for Thee of the heav’nly seed? [Chorus] 4 Thou art my rock as the waves run high, Refuge and strength as the storms draw nigh; What tho’ the flood with its angry beat, Rolls its dark waves at my very feet; What tho’ the clouds hide thy face from sight, Turning the day into darkest night? [Chorus] Scripture: Hebrews 13:6 Used With Tune: [Mingling all day with the busy throng]

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Thou Art My Helper

Author: Mrs. Belle Towne Hymnal: Good Will #38 (1882) First Line: Mingling all day with the busy throng Refrain First Line: Still, oh, my Father Lyrics: 1 Mingling all day with the busy throng; Borne by the crowd in its haste along, Trampled and bruis’d by the heedless feet, Weary and faint with the dust and heat, Where midst the strife and this worldly care, Where was the time for a silent prayer? Chorus: Still, oh, my Father, Thou knowest I’m thine, Thou art my helper, Thy promises mine. 2 Stumbling so oft, and with weary pain, Struggling to rise, but to fall again; Making resolves with the morning light, Finding them naught with the shades of night; Cumber’d with care for the days to come, Where have I built for the heav’nly home. [Chorus] 3 Feeling so strong for the coming need, Proving at last but a broken reed; Longing at times for a wider sphere, Closing mine eye on some mission near; Where is the life I had hoped to lead, Sowing for Thee of the heav’nly seed? [Chorus] 4 Thou art my rock as the waves run high, Refuge and strength as the storms draw nigh; What tho’ the flood with its angry beat, Rolls its dark waves at my very feet; What tho’ the clouds hide thy face from sight, Turning the day into darkest night? [Chorus] Scripture: Hebrews 13:6 Languages: English Tune Title: [Mingling all day with the busy throng]

Thou Art My Helper

Author: Mrs. Belle Towne Hymnal: Good Will #38 (1878) First Line: Mingling all day with the busy throng Refrain First Line: Still, oh, my Father Languages: English Tune Title: [Mingling all day with the busy throng]

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J. M. Stillman

1834 - 1917 Composer of "[Mingling all day with the busy throng]" in Good Will JAIRUS MAXSON STILLMAN, Mus. Doc., Professor of Music in Milton College. As a composer he has had many valuable contributions, especially to sacred music, but, while his work in that direction has been most important, his labors have been more especially directed to the educational side of the art. For the past fifteen years, with brief interruptions, he has filled his present collegiate chair, and his work prior to the acceptance of this position was most active, varied and successful. Mr. STILLMAN was born February 20, 1834, in Alfred, Allegany Co., N.Y., the third in order of birth of the six children of Maxson and Lydia (CHAPMAN) STILLMAN. His father, a tenor singer of talent, had not only for many years led the choir of the large church at Alfred of which he was a member, but had taught singing schools in many places surrounding his home. His son inherited great aptitude for music, and at the age of ten years could read plain music at sight. He accompanied his father to singing schools, and made rapid progress in the mastery of the principles of music. He attended the singing classes in Alfred Academy. He is the associate author of "Good-Will for Sabbath Schools," "The Cluster," and "Anthem Treasures," the latter two being well-known and popular anthem books. He has also composed a large number of pieces for other anthem and Gospel hymn books, and a number of songs published in sheet music form. At Chicago he acted as one of the judges, with Prof. T. Martin TOWNE and others, in selecting from 700 original pieces of music, and in critically editing those which should be published in the work called "International Lesson Hymnal No. 1," published by David C. COOK. In 1884 an excellent article on "Church Music and How to Sustain it," written by Dr. STILLMAN, appeared in the "Seventh-day Baptist Quarterly." Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin" (c)1901; pp. 2-4.