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Author: L. J. Williams Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O let me grow from day to day Lyrics: 1 Oh, let me grow from day to day More perfect, Lord, and strong alway; And may my faith be ever strong, That I may praise Thee in my song. Refrain: Oh, hold me fast, and give my voice A song of Thee, my heart’s first choice; Oh, hold me fast, and take my hand, And guide me to the promised land. 2 Oh, teach my lips new songs to sing Of Thee, my Lord, my Savior King; And I will give my happy days In gratitude and love and praise. [Refrain] 3 ’Tis joy to serve Thee every hour, To feel Thy pow’r, Thy wondrous pow’r; My heart is light because to me Thou gavest love so full and free. [Refrain] 4 I’ll sing to Thee as on I go, As Thou shalt lead me here below; And when upon Thy face I gaze In heav’nly strains my voice I’ll raise. [Refrain] Quartets for Men, 1926 (Timeless Truths)

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[O let me grow from day to day]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Used With Text: O Hold Me Fast

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Oh, Hold Me Fast

Author: L. J. Williams Hymnal: Timeless Truths #542 Meter: 8.8.8.8 D First Line: Oh, let me grow from day to day Refrain First Line: Oh, hold me fast, and give my voice Lyrics: 1 Oh, let me grow from day to day More perfect, Lord, and strong alway; And may my faith be ever strong, That I may praise Thee in my song. Refrain: Oh, hold me fast, and give my voice A song of Thee, my heart’s first choice; Oh, hold me fast, and take my hand, And guide me to the promised land. 2 Oh, teach my lips new songs to sing Of Thee, my Lord, my Savior King; And I will give my happy days In gratitude and love and praise. [Refrain] 3 ’Tis joy to serve Thee every hour, To feel Thy pow’r, Thy wondrous pow’r; My heart is light because to me Thou gavest love so full and free. [Refrain] 4 I’ll sing to Thee as on I go, As Thou shalt lead me here below; And when upon Thy face I gaze In heav’nly strains my voice I’ll raise. [Refrain] Topics: Supplication Scripture: Psalm 119:116-117 Tune Title: [Oh, let me grow from day to day]

O Hold Me Fast

Author: L. J. Williams Hymnal: Songs for Men #72 (1913) First Line: O let me grow from day to day Languages: English Tune Title: [O let me grow from day to day]

O Hold Me Fast

Author: L. J. Williams Hymnal: Songs for Men #72 (1949) First Line: O let me grow from day to day Languages: English Tune Title: [O let me grow from day to day]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel Composer of "[Oh, let me grow from day to day]" in Timeless Truths Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman