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[I think, when I read that sweet story of old]
Appears in 73 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. C. Englebrecht Incipit: 51111 71217 11321 Used With Text: The Sweet Story of Old
[I think, when I read that sweet story of old]
The Sweet Story of Old
Author: Mrs. Jemima Luke Appears in 863 hymnals First Line: I think, when I read that sweet story of old Refrain First Line: I should like to have been with them then Scripture: Mark 10:16 Used With Tune: [I think, when I read that sweet story of old]
The Sweet Story of Old
O Have You Not Heard
Author: R. Torrey, Jr. Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 80 hymnals First Line: O have you not heard of that beautiful stream Refrain First Line: O seek that beautiful stream Lyrics: 1 O have you not heard of that beautiful stream
That flows through our Father’s land?
Its waters gleam bright in the heavenly light,
And ripple o’er golden sand.
Refrain:
O seek that beautiful stream,
O seek that beautiful stream;
Its waters, so free are flowing for thee,
O seek that beautiful stream.
2 Its fountains are deep and its waters are pure;
And sweet to the weary soul;
It flows from the throne of Jehovah alone!
O come where its bright waves roll. [Refrain]
3 This beautiful stream is the river of life!
It flows for all nations free!
A balm for each wound in its waters is found;
O sinner, it flows for thee! [Refrain]
3 O will you not drink of this beautiful stream,
And dwell on its peaceful shore?
The Spirit says, Come, all ye weary ones, home,
And wander in sin no more. [Refrain] Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Commission Inviting Souls to Accept Christ Scripture: Psalm 46:4 Used With Tune: THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER
O Have You Not Heard
O Seele, ich bitte dich: Komm
Author: Heinrich Ernst Gebhardt, 1832-1899; R. A. Torrey, 1856-1928 Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: Ich weiß einen Strom, dessen herrliche Flut Used With Tune: [Ich weiß einen Strom, dessen herrliche Flut]
O Seele, ich bitte dich: Komm
The Beautiful River
Author: R. Torrey, Jr. Hymnal: Sunday School Anthem and Chorus Book #86 (1901) First Line: Oh, have you not heard of a beautiful stream Refrain First Line: Oh, seek that beautiful stream Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, have you not heard of a beautiful stream]
The Beautiful River
The River of Life
Author: John D. Warkentin; Elizabeth Codner, 1824-1919; Ernst H. Gebhardt, 1832-1899 Hymnal: Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #257 (1959) First Line: I know of a river whose beautiful stream Refrain First Line: O sinner, we pray, will you come Languages: English Tune Title: [I know of a river whose beautiful stream]
The River of Life
O Have You Not Heard
Author: R. Torrey, Jr. Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #513 (1972) Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain First Line: O have you not heard of that beautiful stream Refrain First Line: O seek that beautiful stream Lyrics: 1 O have you not heard of that beautiful stream
That flows through our Father’s land?
Its waters gleam bright in the heavenly light,
And ripple o’er golden sand.
Refrain:
O seek that beautiful stream,
O seek that beautiful stream;
Its waters, so free are flowing for thee,
O seek that beautiful stream.
2 Its fountains are deep and its waters are pure;
And sweet to the weary soul;
It flows from the throne of Jehovah alone!
O come where its bright waves roll. [Refrain]
3 This beautiful stream is the river of life!
It flows for all nations free!
A balm for each wound in its waters is found;
O sinner, it flows for thee! [Refrain]
3 O will you not drink of this beautiful stream,
And dwell on its peaceful shore?
The Spirit says, Come, all ye weary ones, home,
And wander in sin no more. [Refrain] Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Commission Inviting Souls to Accept Christ Scripture: Psalm 46:4 Languages: English Tune Title: THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER
O Have You Not Heard
Jemima Luke
1813 - 1906 Person Name: Jemima Luke, 1813-1906 Author of "I Think When I Read That Sweet Story (The Sweet Story of Old)" in African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal Luke, Jemima Thompson, the wife of Rev. Samuel Luke, an Independent minister of England, was the daughter of Thomas 422 Thompson, a philanthropist, and was born at Colebrook Terrace, Islington, August 19, 1813. When only thirteen years of age she began writing for the Juvenile Magazine. She published a volume titled The Female Jesuit in 1851 and A Memoir of Eliza Ann Harris, of Clifton, in 1859, but her name is known to the Christian world almost wholly through the one hymn found in this volume. Mrs. Luke died February 2, 1906.
I think when I read that sweet 682
Hymn Writers of the Church, 1915, Charles Nutter
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Luke, Jemima, née Thompson, daughter of Thomas Thompson, sometime of Bath, was born at Colebrooke Terrace, Islington, Aug. 19, 1813, and was married to the late Samuel Luke, a Congregational Minister, in 1843. She was an anonymous contributor to The Juvenile Magazine at the age of 13, and subsequently pub. several works, including The Female Jesuit, 1851; A Memoir of Eliza Ann Harris, of Clifton, 1859, &c. Mrs. Luke is known to hymnody through her hymn:—
I think when I read that sweet story of old. [The Love of Jesus.] It is recorded that this hymn was composed in a stage coach in 1841, and was designed for use in the village school, near her father's seat, Poundsford Park. It was published anonymously in the Leeds Hymn Book, 1853, No. 874, in 3 stanzas of 8 lines, and has since come into use through children's hymn-books in most English-speaking countries.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Jemima Luke
J. C. Englebrecht
1844 - 1876 Person Name: J. C. Englebright Composer of "THE SWEET STORY OF OLD" in African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal J C Englebrecht Germany 1844-1876
J. C. Englebrecht
William Leslie
1862 - 1950 Person Name: Wm. Leslie Author of "Abundance of Rain" in Redemption Songs Mr. William Leslie was found dead at his home in Broomlands, Paisley, where he lived alone. He was a well-known lay preacher with the Methodist Church. Mr. Leslie, who was 88, wrote many sacred songs and hymns, including “The Old, Old Story” which was the only hymn he sold for money—to hep the funds os a mission he founded in West Campbell Street, Paisley. He was the proprietor of a drapery business in Paisley.
--Obituary from The Glasgow Herald, July 20, 1950.
William Leslie
