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[There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. Frank Butts Incipit: 33323 54323 43515 Used With Text: Repent Ye

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear Refrain First Line: Repent while the time may be still called today Topics: Entreaty; Invitation; Mercy; Penitence Used With Tune: [There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear]

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Repent Ye

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: New Songs of the Gospel #85 (1900) First Line: There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear Refrain First Line: Repent while the time may be still called today Lyrics: 1 There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear, “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye;” Give heed as that warning shall fall on your ear, “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye.” Refrain: Repent while the time may be still called today; Turn not from the tender entreaty away; Give heed while that Voice doth in loving tones say, “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye.” 2 Heed the Voice that is sounding God’s love for lost man, “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye;” O Turn from your evil just now while you can; “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye.” [Refrain] 3 That sweet Voice was born in the bosom of God; “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye;” A message of grace, where it might be a rod; “Repent ye, repent ye, repent ye.” [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear]

Repent Ye

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #83 (1908) First Line: There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear Refrain First Line: Repent while the time may be still called today Topics: Entreaty; Invitation; Mercy; Penitence Languages: English Tune Title: [There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear]

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John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Author of "Repent Ye" in New Songs of the Gospel John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Benjamin Franklin Butts

1866 - 1935 Person Name: B. Frank Butts Composer of "[There’s a Voice in sin’s wilderness, ringing so clear]" in New Songs of the Gospel Born: September 7, 1867, Ohio. Died: May 25, 1935, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Buried: Home of Peace Cemetery, Porterville, California. Son of Samuel F. Butts & Hannah Colton, Benjamin studied music at a young age. He started in business in Kansas City, but entered the evangelism field in 1888. He married three times: To Eva Grace Lambright (1867-1941), Mary Emma Rawlings (1869-1919), and Onna Barrett Mills (1896-1963). His works include: Tears and Triumphs No. 4, with Lycurgus Pickett & William Marks (Louisville, Kentucky: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1910) Good News Hymns (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Company, 1914) Sources: Findagrave, accessed 19 Nov 2016 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)