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Hymn of Winter
Author: Samuel Longfellow Appears in 66 hymnals First Line: Tis winter now; the fallen snow Topics: Winter Used With Tune: RACHEL
Hymn of Winter
O Son of Man, Thou madest known
Author: Milton S. Littlefield Appears in 62 hymnals Used With Tune: RACHEL
O Son of Man, Thou madest known
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
Author: Ella S. Armitage Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Though home be dear, and life be sweet Topics: Eternal Life Used With Tune: RACHEL
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
O God, thou Giver of all good
Author: Samuel Longfellow Hymnal: Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #27 (1902) Languages: English Tune Title: RACHEL
O God, thou Giver of all good
O Son of Man, Thou Madest Known
Author: Milton S. Littlefield Hymnal: A Hymnal for Friends #67 (1942) Languages: English Tune Title: RACHEL
O Son of Man, Thou Madest Known
Behold, the Master passeth by!
Author: Bishop W. Walsham How Hymnal: The Church Missionary Hymn Book #86 (1899) Languages: English Tune Title: RACHEL
Behold, the Master passeth by!
Aaron R. Wolfe
1821 - 1902 Person Name: Aaron R. Wolfe, 1821-1902 Author of "Thou Maker of our mortal frame" in The Century Hymnal Wolfe, Aaron Robarts, was born at Mendham, New Jersey, Sep. 6, 1821, and educated at Williams College, 1844; and the Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1851. On April 9, 1851, he was licensed by the Third Presbytery of New York. For some lime he had charge of a school for young ladies at Tallahassee, Florida; and in 1859 he established "The Hillside Seminary for Young Ladies" at Montclair, New Jersey. In 1858 he contributed 7 hymns under the signature "A. R. W." to Hastings's Church Melodies. These are:—
1. A Parting hymn we sing. Close of Holy Communion.
2. Complete in Thee, no work of mine. Complete in Christ. Published in the N. Y. Evangelist, 1850 or 51.
3. Draw near, O Holy Dove, draw near. Holy Communion.
4. How blest indeed are they. In the Likeness of Christ.
5. My God, I thank Thee for the guide. Conscience.
6. Mysterious influence divine. The Cross of Christ.
7. Thou Maker of our mortal frame. Chief end of Man.
The most popular of these hymns are Nos. 1, 2, and 3. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Aaron R. Wolfe
Ella S. Armitage
1841 - 1931 Author of "Our Citizenship is in Heaven" in The Pilgrim Hymnal E. S. A. The initials of Ella Sophia Armitage, née Bulley, daughter of S. M. Bulley, of Liverpool, and granddaughter of T. Raffles, D.D. (p. 948, ii.). She was born at Liverpool, March 3, 1841, and married in 1874 to the Rev. E. Armitage, M.A., now (1891) Theological Professor in the Congregational United College, Bradford. Mrs. Armitage has published: (1) The Childhood of the English Nation; (2) The Connection of England and Scotland; (3) The Education of a Christian Home; and (4) a Service of Song entitled The Garden of the Lord, Lond., Novello, 1881. In the last work there are 16 of her original hymns. Mrs. Armitage's hymns in common use include:—
1. Eternal Love, Whose law doth sway. Holy Matrimony. Written in 1879 for the marriage of George F. Armitage.
2. Except the Lord the temple build. Laying Foundation-Stone of Sunday School. Written at Waterhead, Oldham, in 1875 for the laying of the foundation-stone of a new Sunday school.
3. In our dear Lord's garden. Christ’s love for Children, Written at Waterhead in 1881, and published in The Garden of the Lord.
4. It is the Lord Himself who tends. Christ the Divine Gardener. Written for The Garden of the Lord, 1881.
5. March on, march on, ye soldiers true. Missions. Written at Waterhead, Oldham, circa 1886, for a missionary meeting.
6. Not only for the goodly fruit-trees tall. Christ's care of Children. Written at Waterhead, Oldham, for The Garden of the Lord, 1881.
7. 0 Father, in Thy Father's heart. Holy Baptism. Written for the Congregational Church Hymnal, 1887.
8. 0 Lord of all, we bring to Thee our sacrifice of praise. Sunday School Festival. Written at Waterhead, Oldham, circa 1879, for a Whitsuntide Sunday school festival.
9. 0 Lord of life, and love, and power. Living to God. Written at Waterhead, Oldham, in 1875, for the opening of a new Sunday school, and published in The Garden of the Lord, 1881.
All these hymns are in the Congregational Church Hymnal, 1887; Nos. 2, 8, in the Methodist Free Church Hymns, 1889 ; Nos. 3, 4, in the S. S. Union Service Book for Church & School, 1891; and Nos. 1, 5, and 9 in Hunter's Hymns of Faith & Life, Glasgow, 1889. Taken as a whole, Mrs. Armitage's hymns are exceptionally good.
--John Julian Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Armitage, Ella S., p. 1560, ii., under E. S. A. Since 3892, the following additional hymns by Mrs. Armitage have come into common use:
1. O Lord of Hosts, the fight is long. [Temperance.] Written by request for Horder's Hys. Suppl. to Existing Collections., 1894, No. 1226. It is also in The Methodist Hymn Book., 1904, and Horder's Worship Song, 1903.
2. Praise for the Garden of God upon earth. [Flower Services.] Published in her Garden of the Lord, 1881. It is an unusually good hymn for Flower Services.
3. The day of prayer is ending. [Evening.] Published in Horder's Hymns Suppl., &c, 1894, and hisWorship Song, 1905.
4. Though home be dear, and life be sweet. [Earth not our Home] Written for a Service of Song (not published), and included in Horder's Hymns Supplement, 1894, and his Worship Song, 1905. It is all in The Pilgrim Hymnal, Boston, U.S.A., 1904.
Mrs. Armitage's hymns are becoming widely used, both in America and at home.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ella S. Armitage
