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[We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George A. Burdett Incipit: 51135 67111 77666 Used With Text: We are not here to play, to dream, to drift

We are not here to play, to dream, to drift

Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock Appears in 64 hymnals Used With Tune: [We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]

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We are not here to play, to dream, to drift

Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock Hymnal: Worship and Song #171 (1913) Languages: English Tune Title: [We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]

Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock Hymnal: Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #169 (1921) First Line: We are not here to play, to dream, to drift Lyrics: Be strong! Be strong! 1 We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift, Shun not the struggle! face it! ‘tis God’s gift! Be strong! Be strong! 2 Say not the days are evil,— who’s to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce—O shame! Stand up, speak out, and bravely in God’s name, Be strong! Be strong! 3 It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long, Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song, Be strong! Be strong! Tune Title: [We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]

Be Strong

Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock Hymnal: Premier Hymns #177 (1926) First Line: We are not here to play, to dream, to drift Languages: English Tune Title: [We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]

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Maltbie D. Babcock

1858 - 1901 Person Name: Maltbie Davenport Babcock Author of "Be Strong" in Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899). Bert Polman =================== Babcock, Maltbie Davenport, D.D., was born at Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1858. Graduating from Syracuse University, he was ordained to the Presbyterian Ministry and was pastor of churches in Lockport, N.Y., Baltimore, and N.Y. City. He died at Naples, Italy, May 18th, 1901. He was richly gifted, and his short career was memorable for the extraordinary influence of his personality and his preaching. Extracts from his sermons and poems were published in 1901 as Thoughts for Every Day Living; and his Biography by Dr. C. E. Robinson in 1904. He contributed to the Presbyterian School Hymnal, 1899, the following hymns:— 1. Gaily the bells are ringing. Faster. 2. O blessed Saviour, Lord of love. Unto Me. 3. Shining Sun, shining sun. Child's Hymn. The tunes to these hymns were of his own composing. In The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904, there is:— 4. Rest in the Lord, my soul. Trust and Peace and in the American Methodist Hymnal, 1905:— 5. Be strong: we are not here to play. Activity in God's Service. Nos. 4 and 5 are from Thoughts for Every Day Living, 1901; but undated. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

George A. Burdett

1856 - 1943 Composer of "[We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]" in Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) Born: June 17, 1856, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: March 25, 1943. Son of Horatio S. Burdett and Melvina Martin Burdett, George received an AB in 1881 from Harvard College. An organist, he composed organ works, piano pieces, and anthems, and was a frequent contributor to musical periodicals. He was a founding member of the American Guild of Organists. In 1887, he married Ellen S. Strong of Brookline, Massachusetts. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)