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[The snow was drifting over the hill] (Palmer)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. R. Palmer Incipit: 55565 35132 53713

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: The snow was drifting o’er the hill Refrain First Line: I cannot stay, I must away Lyrics: 1 The snow was drifting o’er the hill, The wind was fierce and loud, While still the Shepherd forward pressed, His head in sorrow bowed. “O Shepherd, rest, nor farther go, The tempest hath begun:” “I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 2 “I saw Thy flock at peace within Thine own well-guarded fold; O Shepherd, pause, for wild the gale That rages o’er the world;” “No! one poor lamb hath gone astray, And soon may be undone; I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 3 “But since Thy flock are all secure, Why to the height repair? If Thou hast ninety-nine at home, Why for a truant care?” “Dearer to me than all the rest, Is that poor struggling son! I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 4 “Good Shepherd, tell me, if this need Should bring the wand’rer home, Wilt Thou not punish him with stripes Lest he again should roam?” “No! I would clasp him to my heart, As mother clasps her son, I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 5 E’en so, I thought, our gracious Lord Hath in His heart divine, A wealth of love for all His saints— For all the ninety-nine! But most He loves, and most He seeks, The soul by sin undone; And still He sighs, “I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” Topics: Evangelistic; Love; Redeemer Used With Tune: [The snow was drifting o’er the hill]

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The snow was drifting o'er the hills

Hymnal: Life-Time Hymns #122 (1896) Languages: English Tune Title: [The snow was drifting o'er the hills]

The Good Shepherd

Hymnal: The Praise Book #164 (1906) First Line: The snow was drifting o’er the hill Refrain First Line: I cannot stay, I must away Lyrics: 1 The snow was drifting o’er the hill, The wind was fierce and loud, While still the Shepherd forward pressed, His head in sorrow bowed. “O Shepherd, rest, nor farther go, The tempest hath begun:” “I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 2 “I saw Thy flock at peace within Thine own well-guarded fold; O Shepherd, pause, for wild the gale That rages o’er the world;” “No! one poor lamb hath gone astray, And soon may be undone; I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 3 “But since Thy flock are all secure, Why to the height repair? If Thou hast ninety-nine at home, Why for a truant care?” “Dearer to me than all the rest, Is that poor struggling son! I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 4 “Good Shepherd, tell me, if this need Should bring the wand’rer home, Wilt Thou not punish him with stripes Lest he again should roam?” “No! I would clasp him to my heart, As mother clasps her son, I cannot stay, I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” 5 E’en so, I thought, our gracious Lord Hath in His heart divine, A wealth of love for all His saints— For all the ninety-nine! But most He loves, and most He seeks, The soul by sin undone; And still He sighs, “I must away, To seek my little one, To seek my little one.” Topics: Evangelistic; Love; Redeemer Tune Title: [The snow was drifting o’er the hill]

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H. R. Palmer

1834 - 1907 Composer of "[The snow was drifting o’er the hill]" in The Praise Book Palmer, Horatio Richmond, MUS. DOC, was born April 26, 1834. He is the author of several works on the theory of music; and the editor of some musical editions of hymnbooks. To the latter he contributed numerous tunes, some of which have attained to great popularity, and 5 of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. His publications include Songs of Love for the Bible School; and Book of Anthems, the combined sale of which has exceeded one million copies. As a hymnwriter he is known by his "Yield not to temptation," which was written in 1868, and published in the National Sunday School Teachers' Magazine, from which it passed, with music by the author, into his Songs of Love, &c, 1874, and other collections. In America its use is extensive. Dr. Palmer's degree was conferred by the University of Chicago in 1880. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Palmer, H. R., p. 877, i. The hymn "Would you gain the best in life" (Steadfastness), in the Congregational Sunday School Supplement, 1891, the Council School Hymn Book, 1905, and others, is by this author. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)