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He that Keepeth
Author: Edith B. Spaulding Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O, thou mourning one of Zion Refrain First Line: O, then fear not, tho' the shadows Used With Tune: [O, thou mourning one of Zion]
He that Keepeth
He that Keepeth
Author: Edith B. Spaulding Hymnal: The Blessed Way #2 (1925) First Line: O, thou mourning one of Zion Refrain First Line: O, then fear not, tho' the shadows Languages: English Tune Title: [O, thou mourning one of Zion]
He that Keepeth
He that Keepeth
Author: Edith B. Spaulding Hymnal: The Song-Land Way #2 (1925) First Line: O, thou mourning one of Zion Refrain First Line: O, then fear not, tho' the shadows Languages: English Tune Title: [O, thou mourning one of Zion]
He that Keepeth
He That Keepeth
Author: Edith B. Spaulding Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14772 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D First Line: O, thou mourning one of Zion Refrain First Line: O, then fear not, tho the shadows Lyrics: 1 O, thou mourning one of Zion,
To the mountains lift thine eyes;
To the hills, beyond whose barrier,
Fair the promised Canaan lies.
Tho the darkness groweth deeper,
Faint not as the shadows creep,
For the Lord, who is thy keeper,
He will slumber not, nor sleep.
Refrain:
O, then fear not, tho the shadows
Of the night lie dark and deep,
For He that keepeth Israel
Shall slumber not, nor sleep.
2 O, thou wanderer who treadest
Paths as treacherous as fair,
Never road so far can lead thee,
That thy Father will not care.
By eternal love constraining,
He will call His straying sheep,
Lost? O no, the Lord is reigning,
He will slumber not, nor sleep. [Refrain]
3 Thou who workest for the Master,
Long and faithful, striving still,
Who hast done His bidding bravely,
Yet the world must have its will—
Tho in tears may be the sowing,
Joys eternal thou shalt reap,
For, all-pitying, all-knowing,
God will slumber not, nor sleep. [Refrain]
Languages: English Tune Title: ŞANLIURFA
He That Keepeth
A. J. Showalter
1858 - 1924 Composer of "[O, thou mourning one of Zion]" in The Blessed Way Anthony Johnson Showalter USA 1858-1924/ Born in Cherry Grove, VA, he became an organist, gospel music composer, author, teacher, editor, and publisher. He was taught by his father and in 1876 received training at the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music, Dayton, VA. He also attended George Root’s National Normal school at Erie, PA, and Dr Palmer’s International Normal at Meadville, PA. He was teaching music in shape note singing schools by age 14. He taught literary school at age 19, and normal music schools at age 22, when he also published his first book. In 1881 he married Lucy Carolyn (Callie) Walser of TX, and they had seven children: Tennie, Karl, Essie, Jennie, Lena, Margaret, and Nellie. At age 23 he published his “Harmony & composition” book, and years later his “Theory of music”. In 1884 he moved to Dalton, GA, and in 1890 formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton. His company printed and published hymnals, songbooks, schoolbooks, magazines, and newspapers, and had offices in Texarkana, AR, and Chattanooga, TN. In 1888 he became a member of the M T N A (Music Teachers National Association) and was vice-president for his state for several years. In 1895 he went abroad to study methods of teachers and conductors in Europe. He held sessions of his Southern Normal Music Institute in a dozen or more states. He edited “The music teacher & home magazine” for 20 years. In 1895 he issued his “New harmony & composition” book. He authored 60+ books on music theory, harmony, and song. He published 130+ music books that sold over a million copies. Not only was he president of the A J Showalter Music Company of Dalton, GA, but also of the Showalter-Patton Company of Dallas, TX, two of the largest music publishing houses in the American south. He was a choir leader and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton (and his daughter, Essie, played the organ there). He managed his fruit farm, looking after nearly 20,000 trees , of which 15,000 are the famous Georgia Elberta peaches, the rest being apples, plums, pecans, and a dozen other varieties of peaches. He was also a stockholder and director of the Cherokee Lumber Company of Dalton, GA, furnishing building materials to a large trade in many southern, central and eastern states. He died in Chattanooga, TN, and is buried in Dalton, GA. He loved hymns, and kept up with many of his students over the years, writing them letters of counsel and encouragement. In 2000 Showalter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Note: Showalter received two letters one evening from former music students, both of who were grieving over the death of their wives. He had heard a sermon about the arms of Moses being held up during battle, and managed to form a tune and refrain for a hymn, but struggled to find words for the verses that fit. He wrote to his friend in OH, Rev Elisha Hoffman, who had already composed many hymns and asked if he could write some lyrics, which he gladly did.
John Perry
A. J. Showalter
