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[Serve the Lord in the days of youth]

Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Lincoln Hall Incipit: 32343 21221 23217 Used With Text: Serve the Lord in Youth

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: Serve the Lord in the days of youth Refrain First Line: Serve the Lord in youthful days Lyrics: 1 Serve the Lord in the days of youth, Learn His law and accept His truth; Sing His praise with a ready tongue, While the heart is young, While yet the heart is young. Refrain: Serve the Lord in youthful days, Do His will and walk His ways, Wait not for what the years may bring, But serve Him, O serve Him; While life is like the spring, O serve our Lord and King. 2 Give to Him what He gave to you, Buoyant strength and a courage true; Ringing voices and eyes alight, Souls all pure and white, Unstained and pure and white. [Refrain] 3 Serve Him then, ev’ry youthful day, Choose His guidance without delay; Waste no part of these precious years, Youth soon disappears, Too soon it disappears. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; Guidance; Service; Youth Used With Tune: [Serve the Lord in the days of youth]

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Serve The Lord In Youth

Author: Edith J. Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8988 First Line: Serve the Lord in the days of youth Refrain First Line: Serve the Lord in youthful days Lyrics: 1 Serve the Lord in the days of youth, Learn His law and accept His truth; Sing His praise with a ready tongue, While the heart is young, While yet the heart is young. Refrain: Serve the Lord in youthful days, Do His will and walk His ways, Wait not for what the years may bring, But serve Him, O serve Him; While life is like the spring, O serve the Lord and King. 2 Give to Him what He gave to you, Buoyant strength and a courage true; Ringing voices and eyes alight, Souls all pure and white, Unstained and pure and white. [Refrain] 3 Serve Him then, every youthful day, Choose His guidance without delay; Waste no part of these precious years, Youth soon disappears, Too soon it disappears. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Serve the Lord in the days of youth]

Serve the Lord in Youth

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Jubilate #140 (1917) First Line: Serve the Lord in the days of youth Refrain First Line: Serve the Lord in youthful days Lyrics: 1 Serve the Lord in the days of youth, Learn His law and accept His truth; Sing His praise with a ready tongue, While the heart is young, While yet the heart is young. Refrain: Serve the Lord in youthful days, Do His will and walk His ways, Wait not for what the years may bring, But serve Him, O serve Him; While life is like the spring, O serve our Lord and King. 2 Give to Him what He gave to you, Buoyant strength and a courage true; Ringing voices and eyes alight, Souls all pure and white, Unstained and pure and white. [Refrain] 3 Serve Him then, ev’ry youthful day, Choose His guidance without delay; Waste no part of these precious years, Youth soon disappears, Too soon it disappears. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Serve the Lord in the days of youth]

Serve the Lord in Youth

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #520 (2001) First Line: Serve the Lord in the days of youth Refrain First Line: Serve the Lord in youthful days Lyrics: 1 Serve the Lord in the days of youth, Learn His law and accept His truth; Sing His praise with a ready tongue, While the heart is young, While yet the heart is young. Refrain: Serve the Lord in youthful days, Do His will and walk His ways, Wait not for what the years may bring, But serve Him, O serve Him; While life is like the spring, O serve our Lord and King. 2 Give to Him what He gave to you, Buoyant strength and a courage true; Ringing voices and eyes alight, Souls all pure and white, Unstained and pure and white. [Refrain] 3 Serve Him then, ev’ry youthful day, Choose His guidance without delay; Waste no part of these precious years, Youth soon disappears, Too soon it disappears. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; Guidance; Service; Youth Languages: English Tune Title: [Serve the Lord in the days of youth]

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J. Lincoln Hall

1866 - 1930 Composer of "[Serve the Lord in the days of youth]" in The New National Baptist Hymnal Used pseudonyms Maurice A. Clifton and Arthur Wilton. =============== Joseph Lincoln Hall DMus USA 1866-1930. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to musical parents, he also was musical, having a good tenor voice. He was an organist and music teacher. At age 19 he led a 100 member choir for 10 years. He studied music and graduated with honors from the University of PA, later receiving a Doctor of Music degree from Harriman University, from which he was an alumnus. In 1896 he married Eva Victoria Withington, and they had four children. Three lived to adulthood, Lincoln, Ralph, and Philip. A musician, he was a great song leader and choral conductor, conducting campmeeting choirs in PA, OH, and FL, at the Gainesville Bible Conference as well. He became a gospel song composer, arranger, editor, and publisher. He wrote cantatas, oratorios, choir anthems, and hundreds of gospel songs. He also edited several hymnals. Along with Irvin Mack, he founded the Hall-Mack Publishing Company (later Rodeheaver). They published nine songbooks. He was a member of the 7th Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia. John Perry

Jules Granier

1770 - 1821 Composer of "[Serve the Lord in the days of youth]" in The Modern Hymnal A French composer

Edith Sanford Tillotson

1876 - 1968 Author of "Serve the Lord in Youth" in Jubilate Edith Sanford Tillotson was born and lived her entire life in Corona, New York. She wrote hymns for children as well as poems and librettos. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)