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[Sweetly sing the love of Jesus]

Appears in 5 hymnals Incipit: 32343 12121 23455 Used With Text: Sing the love of Jesus

Sing the love of Jesus

Appears in 29 hymnals First Line: Sweetly sing the love of Jesus Topics: Christ Used With Tune: [Sweetly sing the love of Jesus]

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Sweetly sing the love of Jesus

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Laudes Domini #149 (1888) Languages: English Tune Title: QUIES

Sweetly sing the love of Jesus

Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnal #207 (1899) Lyrics: 1 Sweetly sing the love of Jesus, Love for you and love for me; Heaven’s light is not more cheering, Heaven’s dews are not more free. As a child, in pain or terror, Hides him in His mother’s breast, As a sailor seeks the haven,— We would come to Him for rest. Sweetly sing the love of Jesus, Love for you and love for me; Heaven’s light is not more cheering, Heaven’s dews are not more free. 2 Softly sing the love of Jesus, For our hearts are full of tears, As we think how—walking humbly This low earth for weary years, Without riches, without dwelling, Wounded sore by foe and friend, In the Garden, and in dying— Jesus loved us to the end. Sweetly sing the love of Jesus, Love for you and love for me; Heaven’s light is not more cheering, Heaven’s dews are not more free. 3 Gladly sing the love of Jesus, Let us lean upon His arm; If He loves us, what can grieve us? If He keeps us, what can harm? Still He lays His hand in blessing On each upturned seeking face, And in heaven His children’s angels Near the throne have always place. Sweetly sing the love of Jesus, Love for you and love for me; Heaven’s light is not more cheering, Heaven’s dews are not more free. Topics: Christ Arms of; Christ Humility of; Christ Love of; Faith; God Love of; Love; Poverty Of Christ Tune Title: QUIES

Sweetly sing the love of Jesus

Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnal #207 (1900) Languages: English Tune Title: QUIES

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Person Name: Unknown Author of "Sweetly sing the love of Jesus" in Laudes Domini In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

James R. Murray

1841 - 1905 Person Name: J. R. Murray Composer of "QUIES" in The Sunday School Hymnal L.P.M. (1905, April 12). Obituary. New Church Messenger, p.209. Murray.--At Cincinnati, March 10, 1905, James Ramsey Murray. Funeral services in the Church of the New Jersualem, March 13th. James R. Murray was widely known in the musical world as the author of many songs and song books, and in the New Church in Chicago and Cincinnati as an affectionate, intelligent, and loyal New Churchman. He was born in Andover (Ballard Vale), Mass., March 17, 1841. In early life he developed musical talent, and composed many minor pieces for local and special occasions. Later at North Reading, Mass., he attended Dr. George F. Root's School of Music, and was associated with William Bradbury and Dr. Lowell Mason. He enlisted in the Fourteenth Regiment of infantry, commonly known as the Essex County Regiment, and afterwards was changed to the First Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, which was engaged in most of the battles fought by the Second Army Corps up to the surrender of General Lee. "Daisy Deane," the first and most popular of his early song successes, was composed in 1863 in Virginia while in camp, words by his cousin, Thomas F. Winthrop. This song is known all over the world, and the Salvation Army is using an arrangement of it for one of their war cry songs. In 1868 Mr. Murray married Isabella Maria Taylor of Andover; and they removed to Chicago. Here three children were born to them, two passing early to their heavenly home, the youngest, Winthrop Root Murray, is still living. It was during these first years in Chicago that Mr. and Mrs. Murray became interested in the New Church, while he was engaged with Root and Cady as editor of the Long Visitor, afterwards merged with the Musical Visitor. After the great fire of 1871 Mr. and Mrs. Murray returned East, where he was engaged in teaching in Lawrence and Andover, and as organist at the Old South Church in Andover. In 1881 they removed to Cincinnati and Mr. Murray became the editor of the Musical Viistor [sic] and head of the publication department of the John Church Company. Among the most popular of his books are "Pure Diamonds," "Royal Gems," "The Prize" and "Murray's Sacred Songs." The following titles will recall some of his best loved sacred songs: "At Last," "Calm on the Listening Ear of Night," "I Shall Be Satisfied," "There Shall No Evil Befall Thee," "Thine, O Lord, Is the Greatness," "The Way Was Mine," "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains," "Angels from the Realms of Glory." His last great labor in the publishing department of the John Church Company was the seeing through the press five volumes of Wagner's music dramas, with full score and original German text, and an English translation. The immense and careful labor involved in the preparation of these volumes, with a really smooth and excellent English translation, had perhaps, as it was done under pressure, something to do with Mr. Murray's breakdown. Although for some reason Mr. Murray's name does not appear on the title page of these volumes, his friends knew of the place the work held in his affections and ambition. Mr. Murray was a member of the Church Council of the Cincinnati Society for the last four years and took a deep interest in the building of the New Church, and in the inauguration of services, with all the changes looking to the improvement of the musical part of the service. The vested choir, organized by Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, which Mr. Murray as councilman had urged from the beginning, in their entrance to the church each Sunday singing the processional hymn participated in the funeral service, with a congregation of brethren and friends, all moved by deep love and profound respect for the consistent life and faith of a worthy Churchman and beloved friend. --DNAH Archives =================================== For a discussion of Murray and the tune MUELLER, see: Stulken, M.K. (1981). Hymnal companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, p.170. =================================== Also available in the DNAH Archives: 1. An excerpt from Christie, George A. (1927). New Free Church. In Music in Andover. Papers read at "Fagot Party" of the Andover Natural History Society. 2. Unsourced essay about Murray written soon after his death, likely from Andover, Mass., perhaps authored by Charlotte Helen Abbott.