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[Who are these whose songs are sounding]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 54323 46532 17132 Used With Text: Who are These?

Author: Anna Shipton Appears in 146 hymnals First Line: Who are these whose songs are sounding Refrain First Line: These are they who wash'd their robes Lyrics: 1. Who are these whose songs are sounding O'er the golden harps above? Hark! they tell of grace abounding And Jehovah's sov'reign love. Chorus: These are they who wash'd their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb These are they who wash'd their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 2. Who are these that keep their station Round the great eternal throne? They from earthly tribulation To their heav'nly rest are gone. [Chorus] 3. See their robes of dazzling whiteness, Without blemish, spot or stain; See their crowns that grow in brightness Purchas'd by the Lamb once slain. [Chorus] 4. 'Tis the Lamb of God who leads them, And they serve Him night and day, By the heav'nly fount He leads them He hath wiped their tears away. [Chorus] 5. Sweet the theme: 'tis still "salvation Unto Christ the Holy One." And their sighs of tribulation Change to songs around the throne. [Chorus] Topics: The Home Eternal; Special Selections Choir or Quartet Used With Tune: [Who are these whose songs are sounding]

Who Are These?

Author: Anna Shipton Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Who are these whose songs are sounding Refrain First Line: These are they who washed their robes Used With Tune: [Who are these whose songs are sounding]

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Who Are These?

Author: Anna Shipton Hymnal: Sacred Songs No. 2 #154 (1899) First Line: Who are these whose songs are sounding Refrain First Line: These are they who washed their robes Lyrics: 1 Who are these, whose songs are sounding O’er the golden harps above? Hark! They tell of grace abounding, And Jehovah’s sov’reign love. Refrain: These are they who wash’d their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, These are they who washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 2 Who are these that keep their station Round the great, eternal throne?” They from earthly tribulation To their heav’nly rest are gone. [Refrain] 3 See the robes of dazzling whiteness, Without blemish, spot, or stain; See their crowns that grow in brightness, Purchased by the Lamb once slain. [Refrain] 4 ‘Tis the Lamb of God who leads them, And they serve Him night and day; By the heav’nly fount He feeds them, He hath wiped their tears away. [Refrain] 5 Sweet their theme: ‘tis still “salvation Unto Christ the Holy One,” And their sighs of tribulation Change to songs around the throne. [Refrain] Topics: Atonement and Blood Scripture: Revelation 7:13 Tune Title: [Who are these whose songs are sounding]

Who Are These?

Author: Anna Shipton Hymnal: Christ in Song #871 (1908) First Line: Who are these whose songs are sounding Refrain First Line: These are they who wash'd their robes Lyrics: 1. Who are these whose songs are sounding O'er the golden harps above? Hark! they tell of grace abounding And Jehovah's sov'reign love. Chorus: These are they who wash'd their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb These are they who wash'd their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 2. Who are these that keep their station Round the great eternal throne? They from earthly tribulation To their heav'nly rest are gone. [Chorus] 3. See their robes of dazzling whiteness, Without blemish, spot or stain; See their crowns that grow in brightness Purchas'd by the Lamb once slain. [Chorus] 4. 'Tis the Lamb of God who leads them, And they serve Him night and day, By the heav'nly fount He leads them He hath wiped their tears away. [Chorus] 5. Sweet the theme: 'tis still "salvation Unto Christ the Holy One." And their sighs of tribulation Change to songs around the throne. [Chorus] Topics: The Home Eternal; Special Selections Choir or Quartet Languages: English Tune Title: [Who are these whose songs are sounding]

Who are These?

Author: Anna Shipton Hymnal: Northfield Hymnal #6 (1904) First Line: Who are these whose songs are sounding Refrain First Line: These are they who washed their robes Topics: Atonement Tune Title: [Who are these whose songs are sounding]

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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[Who are these whose songs are sounding]" in Christ in Song 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)

Anna Shipton

1815 - 1901 Author of "Who Are These?" in Christ in Song Anna Savage Shipton United Kingdom 1815-1901. Born at Evesham, Wychavon, Worcester, England, she was the daughter of Evesham solicitor, Edward Savage. She inherited land from her father when he died in 1839 (her mother had died in 1817, and her brother had emigrated to Australia), and rented out some of the land. She married Joseph Shipton in 1848, but separated in 1852, allegedly due to his infidelity. Her estranged husband died in 1860. She traveled extensively and continued writing poetry and essays. She wrote 20+ religious books, and many leaflets, mostly religious. Among her books the following: a hymns and meditations book entitled, “Whispers in the palms. Hymns and meditations” (1855); Precious gems for the Savior’s diadems” (1862); “The brook in the way-original hymns” (1864); “Tell Jesus- Recollections of E Gosse”; “The cottage on the hock-an allegory”. After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, she returned to the UK and settled in Sussex, then in St Leonard’s on the Sea, East Sussex, England, where she eventually died. John Perry =================== Shipton, Anna. Concerning this writer we can ascertain no details beyond the fact that she published:— (1) Whispers in the Palms. Hymns and Meditations. London, W. Yapp, 1855; second edition, augmented, 1857. (2) Precious Gems for the Saviour's Diadem, 1862. (3) The Brook in the Way; Original Hymns, 1864. (4) Tell Jesus: Recollections of E. Gosse. (5) The Cottage on The Hock, an Allegory. Also other smaller books. Her hymns in common use include:— i. From her Whispers in the Palms, 1855-57. 1. Down in the pleasant pastures. The Good Shepherd. 2. Father, My cup is full. Gethsemane. 3. How shall I praise Thee, O my God? Praise. 4. Jesus, Master, hear my cry. Blind Bartimaeus. ii. From her other Works. 5. Call them in, the poor,the wretched (1862). Home Missions. 6. Praise God, ye gladdening smiles of mom. Ps. cxlviii. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)