Search Results

Author: P. J. Owens Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Glad as the morning, swift as the light Refrain First Line: Far and wide the Sabbath music roll Used With Tune: [Glad as the morning, swift as the light]

Tunes

Tune authorities

[Glad as the morning, swift as the light]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Asa Hull Incipit: 13215 61651 12334 Used With Text: Heralds of Zion

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Heralds of Zion

Author: Miss P. J. Owens Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book. #220 (1885) First Line: Glad as the morning, swift as the light Refrain First Line: Far and wide the Sabbath music roll Lyrics: 1 Glad as the morning, swift as the light, Heralds of Zion go forth in might; Over the mountain, over the deep, Go where the heathen weep. Chorus: Far and wide the Sabbath music roll, Peace and joy for each benighted soul, Labor and triumph, God will provide, Tell them, tell them, tell them that Jesus died. 2 Earnest and eager, glad hearts of youth, Soft hands of childhood, speed on the truth; List to the children over the sea, Crying for help from thee. [Chorus] 3 Free as the sunshine, wide as its ray, Tidings of gladness, haste on your way, Healing the sorrow, loosing the chain, Teaching that Christ shall reign. [Chorus] 4 Clothed with salvation, shielded with might, Heralds of Zion, bear on the light, Over the desert, waiting for thee, See how the shadows flee. [Chorus] Topics: Missionary Languages: English Tune Title: [Glad as the morning, swift as the light]

Heralds of Zion

Author: P. J. Owens Hymnal: Garlands of Praise #80 (1876) First Line: Glad as the morning, swift as the light Refrain First Line: Far and wide the Sabbath music roll Topics: Missionary Languages: English Tune Title: [Glad as the morning, swift as the light]

Heralds of Zion

Author: P. J. Owens Hymnal: The Gem of Gems #93 (1881) First Line: Glad as the morning, swift as the light Refrain First Line: Far and wide the Sabbath music roll Languages: English Tune Title: [Glad as the morning, swift as the light]

View 6 more instances

People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Miss P. J. Owens Author of "Heralds of Zion" in Gospel Praise Book. Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

Asa Hull

1828 - 1907 Composer of "[Glad as the morning, swift as the light]" in Gospel Praise Book. Asa Hull USA 1828-1907. Born in Keene, NY, he became a music publisher in New York City. He married Emma F Atherton, and they had a daughter, Harriett. He wrote many tunes and authored temperance rallying songs. He published 33 works, of which 21 were songbooks, between 1863-1895. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry