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[Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good?] (Nusbaum)

[Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good?] (Nusbaum)

Composer: Cyrus S. Nusbaum (1898)
Published in 153 hymnals


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Composer: Cyrus S. Nusbaum

Rv Cyrus Sylvester Nusbaum DD USA 1861-1937. Born at Middlebury, IN, he completed his education and taught school in Marion County, KS. In 1886 he married Harriett Eleanor Erwin, and they had two children: Hazel and Mark. That year he was ordained a Methodist minister and pastored at Douglass, Goddard, Wichita, and Kingman, KS. He served as educational secretary at Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, 1895-1897. He pastored at Ottawa, KS, 1897-1903. He became presiding elder of the Independent District, 1903-1907, and pastor at Parsons, KS, 1908-1914. In 1914 he was appointed an evangelist for the Methodist Conference. During WW1 he was a US Army Captain working as an American Red Cross inspector in France. After the war, he often s… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good?] (Nusbaum)
Composer: Cyrus S. Nusbaum (1898)
Meter: 13.11.13.7.10.10.10.10
Incipit: 51123 33332 23457
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 143
  • The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 118

Piano Solo

  • Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven: For the Church Pianist
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Suzanne Heifner Adams
    Published By: Broadman Press (1985) pp. 38
  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 143
  • Favorite Hymns for the Piano
    Composer/Editor Max Lyall
    Published By: Broadman Press (1965) pp. 14

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Amazing Grace: Thirty-Six Beloved Hymns Arranged in Twelve Medleys
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1992) pp. 33

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #703
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2446
Text: His Way with Thee
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 100 of 153)
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50 Favorites #28

All-American Church Hymnal #185

Assembly Songs #293

Baptist Hymnal 1956 #239

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Best Hymns No. 4 #154

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Bible Songs #99

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Christ in Song #58

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #703

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #277

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Christian Hymns #55

Christian Hymns #84

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Christian Praise #215

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #125

Church Hymnal #216

Church Hymnal #287

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Church Service Hymns #90

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Devotion and Praise #289

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Devotional Songs #86

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Diadems #103

Epworth Praises #44

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Eternal Praise #67

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Evangel Bells #24

Favorite Hymns No. 2 #59

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Favorite Hymns of Praise #385

Favorite Songs and Hymns #102

Foursquare Hymnal #6

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Full Gospel Songs #236

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Full Redemption Songs #37

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Glad Tidings in Song #10

Glorious Freedom #127

Glorious Gospel Hymns #618

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Glorious Praise #120

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Gospel Hosannas #39

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Gospel Melodies #221

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Gospel Praises #17

Great Gospel Songs #141

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Great Hymns of the Faith #367

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Great Songs of the Church #384

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #628

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Great Tabernacle Hymns #9

Healing Waters #13

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Himnos de Gloria #54

Himnos de Gloria #54

Himnos de Gloria #54

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Himnos de Gloria #54

Himnos de la Iglesia #249

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Himnos de la Vida Cristiana #173

Himnos de la Vida Cristiana #293

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Hosannas to the King #78

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Hosannas to the King #78

Hymnal of the Church of God #364

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Hymns and Sacred Songs #228

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs #47

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Hymns for His Praise #21

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Hymns for His Praise #33

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Hymns for Praise and Service #343

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Hymns of Faith #367

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Hymns of Glory No. 2 #21

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Hymns of Pentecost #40

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Hymns of the Christian Life #404

Hymns of the Faith #230

Hymns of Victory #45

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Inspiring Hymns #346

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Lasting Hymns No. 2 #221

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Light and Life Songs #202

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Make Christ King. Combined #68

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New Songs of Pentecost #95

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New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #72

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New Songs of the Gospel No. 2 #72

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New Songs of the Gospel #76

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New Songs of the Old Faith #227

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Old Time Glory #35

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 4 #10

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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #353

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Pentecostal Jewels #78

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Pilot Hymns #105

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Praise #23

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #389

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #620

Redeeming Love #227

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Redemption Songs #574

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Reformed Press Hymnal #181

Rejoice and Sing #179

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Revival Gems (with supplement Pearls of Song) #a24

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Revival Gems No. 3 #6

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Revival Gems #24

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Revival Hymns and Choruses #402

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Revival Praises #4

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Revival Special #131

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Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #184

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Sacred Selections for the Church #199

Sacred Songs of the Church #207

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Service Hymnal #396

Service Songs #13

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Sing #64

Audio

Small Church Music #2731

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Songs for Service #70

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Songs for the Sunday School #50

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Songs of Conquest #54

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Songs of Faith #55

Pages

Exclude 135 pre-1979 instances
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