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While shepherds watched their flocks

Author: Nahum Tate Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,100 hymnals Topics: Scripture Songs; Christ Birth of; liturgical Scripture Songs First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground Lyrics: 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground, an angel of the Lord came down, and glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he for mighty dread had seized their troubled mind "glad tidings of great joy I bring to you and all mankind. 3 "To you, in David's town, this day is born of David's line a Savior, who is Christ the Lord; and this shall be the sign: 4 "The heavenly babe you there shall find to human view displayed, all simply wrapped in swaddling clothes and in a manger laid." 5 Thus spoke the angel. Suddenly appeared a shining throng of angels praising God, who thus addressed their joyful song: 6 "All glory be to God on high, and to the earth be peace; to those on whom his favor rests goodwill shall never cease." Psalter Hymnal, 1987

Who Is He in Yonder Stall

Author: B. R. Hanby Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 138 hymnals Topics: Adoration; Children's Hymns for Children; Christ Life and Ministry Refrain First Line: 'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story

Oh, How I Love Jesus

Author: Frederick Whitfield, 1829-1904 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 569 hymnals Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ First Line: There is a name I love to hear Lyrics: 1 There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth; It sounds like music in my ear, The sweetest name on earth. Refrain: Oh, how I love Jesus, Oh, how I love Jesus, Oh, how I love Jesus, Because He first loved me! 2 It tells me of a Savior's love, Who died to set me free; It tells me of His precious blood, The sinner's perfect plea. [Refrain] 3 It tells me what my Father has In store for ev'ry day, And though I tread a gloomy path, Yields sunshine all the way. [Refrain] 4 It tells of One whose loving heart Can feel my deepest woe, Who in each sorrow bears a part, That none can bear below. [Refrain] Scripture: Acts 4:12 Used With Tune: HOW I LOVE JESUS

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JOYFUL SONG

Meter: 12.10.12.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 244 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chester G. Allen, 1838-1878 Topics: Christ the King; Funeral Sacraments; Angels; Heaven; Holy Name of Jesus; Joy; Love of God for Us; Music; Paschal Mystery; Praise; Redemption; Refuge, Security; Sacrifice; Second Coming; Shepherd; Song; Victory over Sin and Death; Worship and Adoration Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 35132 32176 51351 Used With Text: Praise Him! Praise Him!

MIT FREUDEN ZART

Meter: 8.7.87.8.8.7 Appears in 157 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Maurice F. Bell Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Providence; Adoration and Praise; Grief; Jesus Christ Lordship; Jesus Christ Name of; Opening Hymns; Presence (Holy Spirit); Providence Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13451 76565 43234 Used With Text: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

RICHMOND

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 291 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Haweis Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Personal Holiness; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; Christian Perfection; Eternal Life; Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ Example; Jesus Christ Name of; Obedience Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51354 34213 25171 Used With Text: O For a Heart to Praise My God

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Glorious Is the Name of Jesus

Author: Robert J. Fryson, 1944-1994 Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #40 (2018) Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ First Line: Glorious is the name of Jesus, praises to His name Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:29 Languages: English Tune Title: [Glorious is the name of Jesus, praises to His name]

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #561 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds To all believing ears! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, And drives away our fears. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled mind; His manna for each hungry soul, The lost and weary find. 3 Blest Name! The rock on which we build, Our shield and resting place, Our never-failing comfort, filled With blessings of His grace! 4 O Jesus, Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, Our Prophet, Priest, and King, Our Lord, our Life, our Way, our End, Accept the praise we bring. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PETER

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

Author: Edward Perronet, 1726-1792; John Rippon, 1751-1836 Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #36 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ First Line: All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name! Lyrics: 1 All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all. Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all. Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all! 3 Let ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all; To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all! 4 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall, We'll join the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of all. We'll join the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of all! Scripture: Isaiah 6:2-3 Languages: English Tune Title: CORONATION

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W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: William H. Doane, 1832-1915 Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ Composer of "PRECIOUS NAME" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

John Rippon

1751 - 1836 Person Name: John Rippon, 1751-1836 Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ Alterer of "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Rippon, John, D.D., was born at Tiverton, Devon, April 29, 1751, and was educated for the ministry at the Baptist College, Bristol. In 1773 he became Pastor of the Baptist church in Carter Lane, Tooley Street (afterwards removed to New Park Street), London, and over this church he continued to preside until his death, on Dec. 17, 1836. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him in 1792 by the Baptist College, Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Rippon was one of the most popular and influential Dissenting ministers of his time. From 1790 to 1802 he issued the Baptist Annual Register, a periodical containing an account of the most important events in the history of the Baptist Denomination in Great Britain and America during that period, and very valuable now as a book of reference. But his most famous work is his Selection of hymns for public worship, which appeared in 1787. The full title of the first edition is A selection of Hymns from the best authors, intended as an Appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. In 1791 he published a Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes from the Best Authors, adapted to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns, and to his own Selection, and from that time the names of tunes were prefixed to the hymns in the successive editions of his hymn-book. In 1800 he published the 10th ed. of his Selections, containing more than sixty additional hymns. In 1827 it was still further enlarged, and in 1844, after his death, appeared The Comprehensive Edition, commonly known as The Comprehensive Rippon, containing most of the additional hymns, with about 400 then first added, making in all upwards of 1170, in 100 metres. A rival to the Comprehensive was also afterwards published under the old title, somewhat enlarged. In the preparation of the original book, and its subsequent improvement, Dr. Rippon performed an important service to Baptist Hymnody, and also, it is said, gained for himself "an estate" through its immense sale. In the preface to the tenth edition lie claims for himself the authorship of some of the hymns, but as he refrained from affixing his name to any of the hymns it is impossible now to say with certainty which ought to be ascribed to him. There can, however, be no reasonable doubt that hymn 535, 3rd part, "The day has dawned, Jehovah comes" (q.v.), is one of his compositions. Other hymns, probably by him, are, "Amid the splendours of Thy state" (Love of God), 1800; and "There is joy in heaven, and joy on earth" (Joy over the Repenting Sinner), 1787. He also altered the texts of and made additions to several of the older hymns. Some of these altered texts are still in common use. In 1830 the additions given in the 27th ed., 1827, of Rippon's Selections were reprinted, with notes by Dr. Slater, as:— Hymns Original and Selected; interspersed in the Twenty-seventh edition of the Selection, with Numerous Doxologies, in the Usual, the Peculiar, and in the less Common metres. By John Rippon, D.D. A second edition of this pamphlet of 82 hymns and doxologies appeared in 1832. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1856-1922 Topics: Holy name of Jesus Christ Author of "No, Not One!" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides. He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns. In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy. Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914

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