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[What poor despised company]

Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. W. McDonald Incipit: 12333 33353 32222 Used With Text: The Pilgrim Company

Appears in 36 hymnals First Line: When Moses and the Israelites Lyrics: 1 When Moses and the Israelites From Egypt's land did flee, Behind them were proud Pharaoh's host, In front of them the sea. God raised the water like a wall And opened up their way; And the God that lived in Moses' time Is just the same to-day. Chorus: He's just the same to-day, He's just the same to-day; And the God that lived in olden times Is just the same to-day. 2 When Daniel, faithful to his God, Would not bow down to men, And by God's enemies was hurl'd Into the lion's den, God shut the lions' mouths, we read, And robb'd them of their prey; And the God that lived in Daniel's time Is just the same to-day [Chorus] 3 When David and Goliath met-- The wrong against the right-- The giant arm with human power, And David with God's might. God's power with David's sling and stone The giant low did lay; And the God that lived in David's time Is just the same to-day. [Chorus] 4 When Pentecost had fully come, And fire from heaven did fall, As a mighty wind the Holy Ghost Baptized them one and all. Three thousand were converted and Were soldiers right away; And the God that lived at Pentecost Is just the same to-day. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [When Moses and the Israelites]

The Pilgrim Company

Appears in 170 hymnals First Line: What poor despised company Refrain First Line: I had rather be the least of them Lyrics: 1 What poor, despised company Of travelers are these, Who walk in yonder narrow way, Along that rugged maze? Refrain: I had rather be the least of them, Who are the Lord's alone, Than wear a royal diadem, And sit upon a throne. And sit upon a throne, And sit upon a throne; Than wear a royal diadem, And sit upon a throne. 2 Ah, these are of a royal line, All children of a King, Heirs of immortal life divine, And lo! for joy they sing! [Refrain] 3 Why do they, then, appear so mean? And why so much despised? Because of their rich robes unseen, The world is not apprised. [Refrain] 4 But some of them seem poor, distressed, And lacking daily bread; Ah! they're of boundless wealth possessed With heavenly manna fed. [Refrain] 5 Why do they shun the pleasing path That worldlings love so well? Because it is the way to death, The open road to hell. [Refrain] 6 But why keep they that narrow road, That rugged, thorny maze? Why that's the way their Leader trod, They love and keep his ways. [Refrain] 7 What, is there then no other road To Salem's happy ground? Christ is the only way to God, None other can be found. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [What poor despised company]

The Same To-Day

Author: M. W. Knapp Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: When Israel in the wilderness Refrain First Line: He heals the same today Used With Tune: [When Israel in the wilderness]

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He's Just the Same To-day

Hymnal: The Golden Sheaf #70 (1902) First Line: When Moses and the Israelites Lyrics: 1 When Moses and the Israelites From Egypt's land did flee, Behind them were proud Pharaoh's host, In front of them the sea. God raised the water like a wall And opened up their way; And the God that lived in Moses' time Is just the same to-day. Chorus: He's just the same to-day, He's just the same to-day; And the God that lived in olden times Is just the same to-day. 2 When Daniel, faithful to his God, Would not bow down to men, And by God's enemies was hurl'd Into the lion's den, God shut the lions' mouths, we read, And robb'd them of their prey; And the God that lived in Daniel's time Is just the same to-day [Chorus] 3 When David and Goliath met-- The wrong against the right-- The giant arm with human power, And David with God's might. God's power with David's sling and stone The giant low did lay; And the God that lived in David's time Is just the same to-day. [Chorus] 4 When Pentecost had fully come, And fire from heaven did fall, As a mighty wind the Holy Ghost Baptized them one and all. Three thousand were converted and Were soldiers right away; And the God that lived at Pentecost Is just the same to-day. [Chorus] Tune Title: [When Moses and the Israelites]

He's Just the Same To-day

Hymnal: Tears and Triumphs #97 (1894) First Line: When Moses and the Israelites Refrain First Line: He's just the same today Languages: English Tune Title: [When Moses and the Israelites]

Truth Bears Off the Victory

Hymnal: Songs for Service #200 (1905) First Line: When Moses and his people Languages: English Tune Title: [When Moses and his people]

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W. McDonald

1820 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. W. McDonald Arranger of "[What poor despised company]" in Beulah Songs McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appeared in 1882 as the official hymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church. From 1870 he spent many years in evangelistic work before his retirement to Monrovia. Sources: Metcalf, Frank J., American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; Tillett, Wilbur F., Our Hymns and Their Authors; Nutter and Tillett, Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church; McCutchan, Robert G., Our Hymnody; Benson, L.F., The English Hymn. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

Martin W. Knapp

1853 - 1901 Person Name: M. W. Knapp Author of "The Same To-Day" in Bible Songs Born: March 27, 1853, Albion, Michigan. Died: December 7, 1901, Cincinnati, Ohio, of typhoid fever. Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. At age 17, Knapp began studies at a Methodist college in Albion, Michigan. He worked on the family farm in the summer, studying Greek and Latin at night, and attending classes in Albion in the winter. In 1877, the Methodist Michigan Conference assigned him a circuit. He went on to a career in ministry, founding the magazine God’s Revivalist in 1888; the International Holiness Union and Prayer League in 1897; and God’s Bible School (later known as God’s Bible School and College) in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1900. His works include: Christ Crowned Within, 1886 The Double Cure Out of Egypt into Canaan, or Lessons in Spiritual Geography Diary Letters; A Missionary Trip Through the West Indies and to South America The River of Death and Its Branches Pentecostal Preachers Revival Kindlings, 1890 Revival Tornadoes; or, Life and Labors of Rev. Joseph H. Weber (McDonald, Gill & Company, 1890) Impressions—How to Tell Whether They Are from Above or Below (Revivalist Publishing House; sixth edition, 1892) Lightning Bolts from Pentecostal Skies; or, Devices of the Devil Unmasked, 1898 Holiness Triumphant, or, Pearls from Patmos, 1900 Bible Songs of Salvation and Victory, with R. E. McNeill (Cincinnati, Ohio: M. W. Knapp, circa 1902) --www.hymntime.com/tch/