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[We sail along in our little boats]

Appears in 18 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ira B. Wilson Incipit: 56532 14442 34765 Used With Text: Who will Our Pilot Be?
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Christ will our pilot be

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: We sail along toward the harbor light Topics: Christ Our Pilot; Guidance Used With Tune: [We sail along toward the harbor light]
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Who Will Our Pilot Be?

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: We sail along in our little boats Refrain First Line: The Christ will our pilot be Used With Tune: [We sail along in our little boats]
Who Will Our Pilot Be?

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Who Will Our Pilot Be?

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Timeless Truths #80 Meter: 9.6.9.6.7.7.5.6 First Line: We sail along toward the harbor light Refrain First Line: The Christ will our Pilot be Lyrics: 1 We sail along toward the harbor light, Over the great life sea; The breakers roar and the waves dash high, Who will our pilot be? Refrain: The Christ will our Pilot be, A wonderful Guide is He; So we’ll sail, sail sail! Christ will our Pilot be. 2 We sail along in the morning bright, Happy and glad are we; But still we ask, as the rocks draw near, Who will our pilot be? [Refrain] 3 We sail along, there are shoals, they say, Dangers from which to flee; We face the storm with a heavy heart, Who will our pilot be? [Refrain] Topics: Examination Scripture: Mark 4:39 Tune Title: [We sail along toward the harbor light]
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Who Will Our Pilot Be?

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7729 First Line: We sail along toward the harbor light Refrain First Line: The Christ will our pilot be Lyrics: 1. We sail along toward the harbor light, Over the great life sea; The breakers roar and the waves dash high, Who will our pilot be? Refrain The Christ will our pilot be, A wonderful guide is He; So we’ll sail, sail sail! Christ will our pilot be. 2. We sail along in the morning bright, Happy and glad are we; But still we ask, as the rocks draw near, Who will our pilot be? [Refrain] 3. We sail along, there are shoals, they say, Dangers from which to flee; We face the storm with a heavy heart, Who will our pilot be? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [We sail along toward the harbor light]
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Who Will Our Pilot Be?

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Worship and Praise #51 (1929) First Line: We sail along toward the harbor light Refrain First Line: The Christ will our Pilot be Languages: English Tune Title: [We sail along toward the harbor light]
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Lizzie De Armond

1847 - 1936 Person Name: Lizzie DeArmond Author of "Who Will Our Pilot Be?" in Timeless Truths Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
Lizzie De Armond

Ira B. Wilson

1880 - 1950 Composer of "[We sail along toward the harbor light]" in Timeless Truths Ira Bishop Wilson, 1880-1950 Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1880, Bed­ford, Io­wa. Died: Ap­ril 3, 1950, Los An­ge­les, Cal­i­for­nia. Buried: For­est Lawn Me­mor­i­al Park, Glen­dale, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Fred B. Hol­ton. Wilson’s sis­ter taught him to play the vi­o­lin and or­gan while still at home. Around 1902, Ira be­gan stu­dies at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. In 1905, he went to work for the Lorenz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny in Day­ton, Ohio. His com­po­si­tions ap­peared in The Choir Lead­er and The Choir Her­ald; he al­so served as ed­it­or in chief of The Vol­un­teer Choir. His works in­clude: The King’s Mes­sage, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (New York: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1910) The Be­gin­ners’ Choir, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1911) Praise Ye, a Col­lect­ion of Sac­red Songs, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (New York: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1913) His Worthy Praise, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1915) Sources-- Hall, pp. 413-5 Lyrics-- Go For­ward to Con­quer Look Above Make Me a Bless­ing © 1924 My Sav­ior’s Voice This Won­der­ful Christ Is Mine Trustingly Fol­low Music-- Across the Temp­led Hills Angels’ Chor­us, The Christ Is Born Christ the Lord Is Born Christmas Lull­a­by Conchita Exalt the King Give Praise God Is Good­ness, God Is Love God Is So Good He Arose To­day His Love Is Al­ways True Jesus Wants Us to Help Joy to the World Loving Je­sus Christ Marching For­ward May God De­pend on You? Night of Nights O Star of Match­less Splen­dor On Cal­va­ry’s Cross One Day Out in the High­ways and By­ways of Life Rejoice! Re­joice! Ring, Sweet Bells Song of the Morn­ing, The Stars of De­cem­ber Walking with Je­sus Was There Ev­er a Friend So True? We Come To­day What Do the Flow­ers Say? Who Will Our Pi­lot Be? Win One --hymntime.com/tch
Ira B. Wilson
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