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ROCKWELL

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. R. S. Incipit: 55554 56111 27712 Used With Text: O Friend of Souls

Author: W. C. Dessler Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: O Friend of souls, how blest the time Lyrics: 1 O Friend of souls! how blest the time When in thy love I rest, When from my weariness I climb E’en to thy tender breast! The night of sorrow endeth there, Thy rays outshine the sun, And in thy pardon and thy care The heaven of heavens is won. 2 The world may call itself my foe, Or flatter and allure: I care not for the world; I go To this tried Friend and sure. And when life’s fiercest storms are sent Upon life’s wildest sea, My little bark is confident Because it holdeth thee. 3 To others death seems dark and grim, But no, O Lord, to me: I know thou ne’er forsakest him Who puts his trust in thee. Nay, rather, with a joyful heart I welcome the release From this dark desert, and depart To thy eternal peace. Used With Tune: ROCKWELL

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O Friend of Souls

Author: W. C. Dessler Hymnal: 52 Hymns of the Heart #17 (1885) First Line: O Friend of souls! how blest the time Languages: English Tune Title: ROCKWELL

O Friend of Souls

Author: W. C. Dessler Hymnal: The Ark of Praise #117 (1882) First Line: O Friend of souls, how blest the time Lyrics: 1 O Friend of souls! how blest the time When in thy love I rest, When from my weariness I climb E’en to thy tender breast! The night of sorrow endeth there, Thy rays outshine the sun, And in thy pardon and thy care The heaven of heavens is won. 2 The world may call itself my foe, Or flatter and allure: I care not for the world; I go To this tried Friend and sure. And when life’s fiercest storms are sent Upon life’s wildest sea, My little bark is confident Because it holdeth thee. 3 To others death seems dark and grim, But no, O Lord, to me: I know thou ne’er forsakest him Who puts his trust in thee. Nay, rather, with a joyful heart I welcome the release From this dark desert, and depart To thy eternal peace. Tune Title: ROCKWELL

O Friend of Souls

Author: W. C. Dessler Hymnal: Songs of Redeeming Love #147-17 (1882) First Line: O Friend of souls! how blest the time Languages: English Tune Title: ROCKWELL

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Composer of "ROCKWELL" John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission

Wolfgang Christoph Dessler

1660 - 1722 Person Name: W. C. Dessler Author of "O Friend of Souls" in The Ark of Praise Dessler, Wolfgang Christoph, son of Nicolaus Dessler, jeweller, at Nürnberg, was born at Nürnberg, Feb. 11, 1660. His father wished him to become a goldsmith, but, as he was not physically suited for this, he was permitted to begin the study of theology at the University of Altdorf. His poverty and bodily weakness forced him to leave before completing his course, and, returning to Nurnberg, he supported himself there as a proof reader. Becoming acquainted with Erasmus Finx or Francisci, then residing in Nürnberg, he was employed by Finx as his amanuensis, and at his request translated many foreign religious works into German. In 1705 he was appointed Conrector of the School of the Holy Ghost at Nürnberg, where he laboured with zeal and acceptance till 1720, when, by a stroke of paralysis, he was forced to resign. Finally, after an illness which lasted about 35 weeks, he died at Nürnberg, March 11,1722. Of his hymns, in all over 100, the best appeared, many with melodies by himself, in his volume of meditations entitled:— Gottgeheiligter Christen Nützlich Ergetzende Seelenlust unter den Blumen Gottliches Worts, oder andächtige Betrachtungen und Gedanken über unterschiedliche erläuterte Schriftspruche, &c. Nürnberg, 1692 [Berlin] (Koch, iii. 531-535, and iv. 566-567). From this work (the references to which have been kindly supplied by Dr. Zahn of Altdorf, from his copy), five hymns have been translated into English, viz.:— Hymns in English common use:— i. Ich lass dich nicht, du musst mein Jesus bleiben. [Constancy to Christ.] Founded on Genesis xxxii. 36. First published 1692, as above, p. 553, along with Meditation xviii., which is entitled "The striving love." Wetzel (A. H., vol. i., pt. iv., p. 20) says it was sung, at her re¬quest, Sept. 5, 1726, at the deathbed of Christiana Eberhardina, a pious Queen of Poland. In the Berlin Geistliche Liedersegen