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"Come"
Author: Mary Abigail Rankin Johnson Appears in 21 hymnals First Line: O word of words the sweetest Refrain First Line: Come, oh come to Me Lyrics: 1 O word of words the sweetest,
Oh words, in which there lie
All promise, all fulfillment,
And end of mystery;
Lamenting or rejoicing,
With doubt or terror nigh,
I hear the "Come!" of Jesus,
And to His cross I fly.
Refrain:
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Weary, heavy laden,
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Weary, heavy laden,
Come, oh come to Me.
2 O soul! why shouldst thou wander
From such a loving friend?
Cling closer, closer to Him,
Stay with Him to the end.
Alas! I am so helpless,
So very full of sin,
For I am ever wand’ring,
And coming back again. [Refrain]
3 O, each time draw me nearer,
That soon the "Come" may be
Naught but a gentle whisper,
To one close, close to Thee;
Then, over sea and mountain,
Far from or near my home,
I’ll take Thy hand and follow,
At that sweet whisper Come! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O word of words the sweetest] Text Sources: Gospel Hymns No. 3, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan and George C. Stebbins (Chicago: John Church & Co., 1878)
"Come"
O WORD OF WORDS
Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. McGranahan Incipit: 54515 76676 26554 Used With Text: Come, O come to Me
O WORD OF WORDS
Come
Author: Mrs. James Gibson Johnson Hymnal: Gospel Hymns No. 3 #88 (1878) First Line: Oh word of words, the sweetest Refrain First Line: Come, oh come to me Lyrics: 1 O word of words, the sweetest,
Oh word, in which there lie
All promise, all fulfillment,
And end of mystery;
Lamenting, or rejoicing,
With doubt or terror nigh,
I hear the "Come" of Jesus,
And to His cross I fly.
Refrain:
Come, oh come to me,
Come, oh come to me,
Weary, heavy laden, Come, oh come to me,
Come, oh come to me,
Come, oh come to me,
Weary, heavy laden come, oh come to me.
2 Oh soul! why shouldst thou wander
From such a loving Friend?
Cling closer, closer to Him,
Stay with Him to the end,
Alas! I am so helpless,
So very full of sin,
For I am ever wand'ring,
And coming back again. [Refrain]
3 Oh, each time draw me nearer,
That soon the "Come" may be
Naught but a gentle whisper,
To one close, close to Thee;
Then, over sea and mountain,
Far from, or near my home,
I'll take Thy hand and follow,
At that sweet whisper "Come!" [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh word of words, the sweetest]
Come
"Come"
Author: Mrs. Jas. Gibson Johnson Hymnal: Living Hymns #224 (1890) First Line: Oh, word of words, the sweetest Refrain First Line: Come, oh, come to me Lyrics: 1 Oh, word of words, the sweetest,
Oh, word, in which there lie
All promise, all fulfillment,
And end of mystery;
Lamenting, or rejoicing,
With doubt or terror nigh,
I hear the "Come" of Jesus,
And to his cross I fly.
Refrain:
Come, oh, come to me,
Come, oh, come to me,
Weary, heavy laden,
Come, oh, come to me,
Come, oh, come to me,
Come, oh, come to me,
Weary, heavy laden come,
oh come to me.
2 O soul, why shouldst thou wander
From such a loving Friend?
Cling closer, closer to him,
Stay with him to the end,
Alas! I am so helpless,
So very full of sin,
For I am ever wand'ring,
And coming back again. [Refrain]
3 Oh, each time draw me nearer,
That soon the "Come" may be
Naught but a gentle whisper,
To one close, close to thee;
Then, over sea and mountain,
Far from, or near my home,
I'll take thy hand and follow,
At that sweet whisper "Come!" [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, word of words, the sweetest]
"Come"
"Come"
Author: Mary Abigail Rankin Johnson Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8534 First Line: O word of words the sweetest Refrain First Line: Come, oh come to Me Lyrics: 1 O word of words the sweetest,
Oh words, in which there lie
All promise, all fulfillment,
And end of mystery;
Lamenting or rejoicing,
With doubt or terror nigh,
I hear the "Come!" of Jesus,
And to His cross I fly.
Refrain:
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Weary, heavy laden,
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Come, oh come to Me,
Weary, heavy laden,
Come, oh come to Me.
2 O soul! why shouldst thou wander
From such a loving friend?
Cling closer, closer to Him,
Stay with Him to the end.
Alas! I am so helpless,
So very full of sin,
For I am ever wand’ring,
And coming back again. [Refrain]
3 O, each time draw me nearer,
That soon the "Come" may be
Naught but a gentle whisper,
To one close, close to Thee;
Then, over sea and mountain,
Far from or near my home,
I’ll take Thy hand and follow,
At that sweet whisper Come! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O word of words the sweetest]
"Come"
James McGranahan
1840 - 1907 Person Name: J. McGranahan Composer of "[O word, of words the sweetest]" in Sacred Songs and Solos James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior.
John Perry
James McGranahan
Josiah Booth
1852 - 1930 Person Name: J. Booth Composer of "HATHERLEY" in The Congregational Mission Hymnal Josiah Booth (27 March 1852 – 29 December 1929) was an English organist and composer, known chiefly for his hymn-tunes.
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Person Name: Mrs. Jas. Gibson Johnson Author of ""Come"" in Living Hymns
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