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[When I read the dear old story of the Cross and Calvary]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. E. Penn Incipit: 12333 22113 55565 Used With Text: Walking and Talking with Jesus

Walking and Talking with Jesus

Author: Eben E. Rexford; Rev. J. M. Martin Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary Refrain First Line: O to walk and talk with Jesus Used With Tune: [When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary]

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Walking and Talking With Jesus

Author: Eben E. Rexford; Rev. J. M. Martin Hymnal: Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #A1 (1892) First Line: When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary Refrain First Line: O to walk and talk with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary]

Walking and Talking With Jesus

Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Morning Stars #80 (1890) First Line: When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary Refrain First Line: O to walk and talk with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary]

Walking and Talking with Jesus

Author: Eben E. Rexford Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #97 (1894) First Line: When I read the dear old story of the Cross and Calvary Refrain First Line: Oh, to walk and talk with Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [When I read the dear old story of the Cross and Calvary]

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Eben E. Rexford

1848 - 1916 Author of "Walking and Talking with Jesus" in Lasting Hymns Rexford, Eben Eugene.M (Johnsburg, New York, July 16, 1848--October 16, 1916, Shiocton, Wisconsin). Horticulturalist and editor of a Wisconsin farm journal. Many of his verses were used to fill empty corners of the journal. He also wrote many books on gardening. Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.), Litt.D. Twenty-five years, organist at First Congregational Church, Shiocton. See: Smith, Mary L.P. (1930). Eben E. Rexford; a biographical sketch. Menasha, Wis., George Banta Pub. Co. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives and Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. =============== Rexford, Eben Eugene , an American writer, born July 16, 1848, is the author of Nos. 199, 246, 263, 353, in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos), 1878, No. 5, and 456 in the Methodist Sunday School Hymnbook, 1879. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================ Rexford, E. E. , p. 1587, ii. Additional hymns by this author in common use include:— 1. He saw the wheat fields waiting. Harvest of the World. 2. O where are the reapers. Missions. 3. Rouse up to work that waits for us. Duty. 4. We are sailing o'er an ocean. Life's Vicissitudes. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ================

W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Composer of "[When I read the dear old story of the cross and Calvary]" in Lasting Hymns Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).