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[The Savior's hand is knocking]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 55121 17124 32355

Author: Peter Bilhorn Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: The Savior's hand is knocking Refrain First Line: Knocking, knocking, knocking Lyrics: 1 The Savior's hand is knocking, Is knocking at thy heart; O sinner bid Him welcome, Lest grieved He should depart. Chorus: Knocking, knocking, knocking, And longing to come in; Oh! brother bid Him welcome, He'll cleanse thy heart from sin. 2 Hast thou not heard Him knocking, At morning, noon and night? Arise, and bid Him enter, His presence giveth light. [Chorus] 3 The wounded hand of Jesus, He offers now to thee; To save, to guide, to keep the Thro' all eternity. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [The Savior's hand is knocking]

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The Savior's Hand

Author: Peter Bilhorn Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #111 (1890) First Line: The Savior's hand is knocking Refrain First Line: Knocking, knocking, knocking Lyrics: 1 The Savior's hand is knocking, Is knocking at thy heart; O sinner bid Him welcome, Lest grieved He should depart. Chorus: Knocking, knocking, knocking, And longing to come in; Oh! brother bid Him welcome, He'll cleanse thy heart from sin. 2 Hast thou not heard Him knocking, At morning, noon and night? Arise, and bid Him enter, His presence giveth light. [Chorus] 3 The wounded hand of Jesus, He offers now to thee; To save, to guide, to keep the Thro' all eternity. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The Savior's hand is knocking]

The Savior's Hand

Author: Peter Bilhorn Hymnal: Bilhorn's Male Chorus No. l #86 (1893) First Line: The Savior's hand is knocking Refrain First Line: Knocking, knocking, knocking Languages: English Tune Title: [The Savior's hand is knocking]

The Saviour's Hand

Author: Peter Bilhorn Hymnal: Winnowed Songs for Sunday Schools #25 (1890) First Line: The Saviour's hand is knocking Refrain First Line: Knocking, knocking, knocking Languages: English Tune Title: [The Saviour's hand is knocking]

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: Peter Bilhorn Author of "The Savior's Hand" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[The Savior's hand is knocking]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)