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[There is a story sweet to hear]

Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. A. Williams Incipit: 11234 55532 34653 Used With Text: Old, Yet Ever New

Author: William Asbury Williams Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: There is a story sweet to hear Refrain First Line: ’Tis old yet ever new Lyrics: 1 There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it, too: It fills my heart with hope and cheer, ’Tis old, yet ever new. Refrain: ’Tis old yet ever new; ’Tis old yet ever new; I know, I feel it’s true: ’Tis old but ever new. 2 They tell me God the Son came down From His bright throne to die, That I might wear a starry crown, And dwell with Him on high. [Refrain] 3 They say He bore the cross for me, And suffered in my place, That I might always happy be, And ransomed by His grace. [Refrain] 4 O wondrous love! so great, so vast, So boundless and so free! Low at Thy feet my all I cast; I covet only Thee. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There is a story sweet to hear] Text Sources: Holy Voices, by Isaiah Baltzell and Edmund Lorenz (Dayton, OH: W. J. Shuey 1883)

Komm, Herr Jesu!

Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Wie gut muß doch der Heiland sein Refrain First Line: Komm, Heiland, kehre ein! Used With Tune: [Wie gut muß doch der Heiland sein]

'Tis old, yet ever new

Author: F. A. Jackson Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: There is a Book that comes to me Used With Tune: VOX DEI

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Old, Yet Ever New

Author: W. A. W. Hymnal: Holy Voices #116 (1883) First Line: There is a story sweet to hear Refrain First Line: 'Tis old yet ever new Lyrics: 1 There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it too: It fills my heart with hope and cheer, 'Tis old, yet ever new. Chorus: 'Tis old, yet ever new; 'Tis old, yet ever new; I know, I feel it's true: 'Tis old, yet ever new. 2 They tell me God the Son came down From his bright throne to die, That I might wear a starry crown, And dwell with him on high. [Chorus] 3 They say he bore the cross for me, And suffered in my place, That I might always happy be, And ransomed by his grace. [Chorus] 4 O wondrous love! so great, so vast, So boundless and so free! Low at thy feet my all I cast; I covet only thee. [Chorus] Scripture: Revelation 14:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a story sweet to hear]

Old, Yet Ever New

Author: William Asbury Williams Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12340 First Line: There is a story sweet to hear Refrain First Line: ’Tis old yet ever new Lyrics: 1 There is a story sweet to hear, I love to tell it, too: It fills my heart with hope and cheer, ’Tis old, yet ever new. Refrain: ’Tis old yet ever new; ’Tis old yet ever new; I know, I feel it’s true: ’Tis old but ever new. 2 They tell me God the Son came down From His bright throne to die, That I might wear a starry crown, And dwell with Him on high. [Refrain] 3 They say He bore the cross for me, And suffered in my place, That I might always happy be, And ransomed by His grace. [Refrain] 4 O wondrous love! so great, so vast, So boundless and so free! Low at Thy feet my all I cast; I covet only Thee. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a story sweet to hear]

Old, Yet Ever New

Author: W. A. Williams Hymnal: Redemption Songs #107 (1937) First Line: There is a story sweet to hear Refrain First Line: 'Tis old, yet ever new Topics: The Gospel Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a story sweet to hear]

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Frederick A. Jackson

1867 - 1942 Person Name: F. A. Jackson Author of "'Tis old, yet ever new" in The Sunday School Hymnary Jackson, Frederick Arthur, was born Jan. 28, 1867, at Longford, Warwick. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1888 and since 1901 has been minister at Old Basford, Nottingham. He published a volume of poems in 1902 as Just Beyond. Of the hymns noted here No. l was written for the Christian Endeavour Hymnal 1906, the rest for the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905. 1. Come home, sad heart, come home. The Prodigal. 2. Father, now we thank Thee. For Infants. 3. Fight for the right, boys. Boys' Brigade. 4. Join we all in gladsome singing. For the Sunday School. 5. There is a Book that comes to me. Holy Scripture. 6. Where the flag of Britain flies. National. In the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, the hymn "If I were a beautiful twinkling star" is given as by "Grace Gleam, (circa 1880) and F. A. Jackson, 1905." Mr. Jackson adapted the hymn for that collection. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) =============================== Jackson, Frederick Arthur. (Foleshill, Warwickshire, UK, January 28, 1867--December 4, 1942, Little Brington, Northants, UK). No record of marriage. Graduated Spurgeon's College, 1889. Baptist clergyman. Pastor: Old Swan Church, Liverpool, 1889-1890; Baptist Church, Syston, 1890-1895; Thomas Cooper Memorial Church, Lincoln, 1895-1902; High Street Baptist Church, Old Basford, Nottingham, 1902-1906; Baptist Church, Astwood Bank, 1906-1918; Tetley Street Church, Bradford, 1918-1927; Baptist Church, Chipping Campden, 1927-1937; Baptist Church, Little Brington, Northants, 1937-1942. Secretary for German Missions, 1895-1902; lecturer in literature, Spurgeon's College, 1906-1918. President of several clergymen's associations throughout the years. Jackson, a nephew of the British Baptist pastor, theological, and author, Charles Hadden Spurgeon, was described by his colleagues as one of the Baptist Church's "most gifted writers." He wrote a number of articles, many of them of a mystical bent, for The Baptist and The Baptist Times, as well as other journals. His one volume of poetry, Just Beyond, appeared in 1902. There is a record of Jackson publishing seven hymns, all of which first appeared in England: "Father, Now We Thank Thee," "Fight for the Right, Boys," "Join We All in Gladsome Singing," "There is a Book that Comes to Me," and "Where the Flag of Britain Flies" all first appeared in Sunday School Hymnary in 1905; "Come Home, Sad Heart, Come Home" was published in the Christian Endeavour Hymnal of 1906, and "Master, We Thy Footsteps Follow" appeared in The Baptist Church Hymnal in 1933. --C. Bernard Ruffin, DNAH Archives