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Author: Thomas Raffles (1788-1863); John Marriott (1780-1825) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 446 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church Lyrics: 1 God, whose almighty word, chaos and darkness heard, and took their flight: hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel-day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light. 2 Saviour, who came to bring on your redeeming wing healing and sight, health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind: now to all humankind let there be light. 3 Spirit of truth and love, life-giving, holy dove, speed forth your flight; move o'er the water's face, bearing the lamp of grace and in earth's darkest place let there be light. 4 Blessèd and holy Three, glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might, boundless as ocean's tide rolling in fullest pride through the world far and wide, let there be light. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6 Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Spirit of the living God fall afresh on me

Author: Daniel Iverson, 1890-1977 Meter: 7.5.7.5.4.4.7.5 Appears in 100 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:3 Used With Tune: [Spirit of the living God]

Spirit of the living God, move among us all

Author: Michael Baughen (b. 1930) Meter: 7.5.7.5.4.4.7.5 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church Lyrics: Spirit of the living God, move among us all; make us one in heart and mind, make us one in love, humble, caring, selfless, sharing. Spirit of the living God, fill our lives with love. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:3 Used With Tune: [Spirit of the living God]

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ITALIAN HYMN

Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,306 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Felice de Giardini (1716-1796); David Evans (1874-1948) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church Tune Sources: Harmony adapted Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition, 2005 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53121 71123 45432 Used With Text: God, whose almighty word

ABERYSTWYTH

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 255 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Parry Topics: The Christian Year Pentecost; Church Dedication of a Building; God Power/Might; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit Images; Holy Spirit Movement; Holy Spirit Power; Holy Spirit Presence; Holy Spirit Renewal; Mission and Outreach; Renewal; Sun; Pentecost Year A Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 11234 53213 21712 Used With Text: Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow

FOREST GREEN

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 249 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams Topics: The Nature of the Church Born of the Spirit; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Social Holiness; The Nature of the Church Born of the Spirit; Christian Year Pentecost; Holy Spirit; Judgment; Social Concerns; Testimony and Witness Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51112 32345 34312 Used With Text: O Spirit of the Living God

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Amen, Praise the Father

Author: Leng Loh Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #104 (1983) Topics: The Holy Spirit and The Church The Holy Spirit Refrain First Line: Amen, Amen Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:13 Languages: English Tune Title: HELENA

The Church Stands, Built So Firmly

Author: Chun Hoon Che; T. Tom Lee; Esther Rice Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #106 (1983) Topics: The Holy Spirit and The Church The Church Scripture: Luke 18:16-17 Languages: English; Latin Tune Title: ORINI

Shepherds, Awake

Author: Jae Bong Park; T. Tom Lee; Esther Rice Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #86 (1983) Topics: The Holy Spirit and The Church Care for the Community First Line: Shepherds, awake, shepherds, awake Scripture: Psalm 23 Languages: English Tune Title: KYOUNG-SUNG

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Daniel Iverson

1890 - 1977 Person Name: Daniel Iverson, 1890-1977 Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church Author of "Spirit of the living God fall afresh on me" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Daniel Iverson (b. Brunswick, GA, 1890; d. Asheville, NC, 1977) wrote the first stanza and tune of this hymn after hearing a sermon on the Holy Spirit during an evangelism crusade by the George Stephens Evangelistic Team in Orlando, Florida, 1926. The hymn was sung at the crusade and then printed in leaflets for use at other services. Published anonymously in Robert H. Coleman's Revival Songs (1929) with alterations in the tune, this short hymn gained much popularity by the middle of the century. Since the 1960s it has again been properly credited to Iverson. Iverson studied at the University of Georgia, Moody Bible Institute, Columbia Theological Seminary, and the University of South Carolina. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1914, he served congregations in Georgia and in North and South Carolina. In 1927 he founded the Shenandoah Presbyterian Church in Miami, Florida, and served there until his retirement in 1951. An evangelist as well as a preacher, Iverson planted seven new congregations during his ministry in Miami. --www.hymnary.org/hymn/PsH/424

Charles Wesley

1707 - 1788 Person Name: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Chruch Author of "O thou who camest from above" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists." In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley. As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream. It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works. The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century. -- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.

John Marriott

1780 - 1825 Person Name: John Marriott (1780-1825) Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church Author of "God, whose almighty word" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Marriott, John, M.A, son of E. Marriott, D.D., Rector of Cottesbach, near Lutterworth, was born at Cottesbach, in 1780, and educated at Rugby, and Christ Church, Oxford. He was the second of two who obtained honours in the schools in 1802, the first year in which there was a public examination for honours at Oxford. He was also Student of Christ Church, and for about two years a private tutor in the family of the Duke of Buccleuch. The Duke presented him to the Rectory of Church Lawford, Warwickshire. This he retained to his death, although his wife's health compelled him to reside in Devonshire, where he was successively curate of St. Lawrence and other parishes in Exeter, and of Broadclyst, near Exeter, where he died March 31, 1825. His published works include a volume of Sermons which he issued in 1818, and a posthumous volume of Sermons, published by his sons in 1838. His hymns were never published by himself, nor in book form by any one. A few appeared in print during his lifetime, but without his permission. These include:— 1. A saint? 0 would that I could claim. Holiness desired. "Written off almost at the moment, on hearing the name applied in a scornful way at a party, about 1813." It was printed in The Friendly Visitor, 1834. 2. Thou, Whose Almighty word. Missions. Written, his son says, "about 1813." It was printed in The Friendly Visitor, July, 1825, in 4 st. of 11., with the Title "Missionary Hymn," and without signature. This text differs only in two or three words from the original as supplied by the author's son to Dr. Rogers and published by him in his Lyra Brittanica, 1867, p. 395. Two texts are known which are received as original, the first the undoubted text in Lyra Brittanica, and the second that given by Lord Selborne from the Collection of Dr. Baffles, Congregational Minister of Liverpool. 3. When Christ our human form did bear. Christ's love of Children. “Written in 1816 for the Parochial Schools, Upottery, Devon." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================= Marriott, J. , p. 715, i., No. 1, is in the Fuller-Maitland Hymns for Private Devotion, 1827. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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