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A Little While
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Composer Ira David Sankey Ira David Sankey's bio information August 28, 1840 - August 13, 1908 Born: August 28, 1840, Edinburg, Pennsylvania. Died: August 13, 1908, Brooklyn, New York. Buried: GreenWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Pseudonym: Rian A. Dykes (an anagram of “Ira D. Sankey”) As a young man, Sankey served in the American Civil War. He often helped the unit chaplain and led his fellow soldiers in hymn singing. After the war, he joined the Internal Revenue Service, and also worked with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). He became well known as a Gospel singer, and eventually came to the attention of evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody. The two men met at a YMCA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June, 1870. Some months later, Sankey attended his first evangelistic meeting with Moody, and resigned from government service shortly thereafter. In October 1871, Sankey and Moody were in the middle of a revival meeting when the Great Chicago Fire began. The two men barely escaped the conflagration with their lives. Sankey ended up watching the city burn from a rowboat far out on Lake Michigan. Sankey composed about 1,200 songs in his lifetime. He was blind from glaucoma the last five years of his life, and no doubt found a kindred spirit in his friend and music making partner, blind hymnist Fanny Crosby. His works include: Welcome Tidings: A New Collection of Sacred Songs for the Sunday School (with Robert Lowry & Howard Doane) (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877) Gems of Song for the Sunday School (with Hubert Main) (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Co., 1901) Music Able to Deliver Army of Endeavor Behold the Wondrous Love Believe and Obey Blessed Redeemer Bring in the Children Christian’s “Good Night”, The Cleansing Fountain, The Clephane Come, Oh Come, with Thy Broken Heart Crewdson Descend, O Flame Faith Is the Victory Glory Ever Be to Jesus Great Jehovah, Mighty Lord Handwriting on the Wall, The Harbor Bell, The Hear Us, O Savior! How Can I Keep from Singing? I Am Praying for You I Know He Is Mine It Is Finished! It Passeth Knowledge Jesus, I Will Trust Thee King Is Coming, The Light After Darkness Little While, A Lord Is King!, The Model Church, The Mountain Never Say Goodbye Newcastle Ninety and Nine, The Not Now, My Child O Blessèd Be the Lord O Brother, Life’s Journey Beginning O Beautiful Sea O Child of God O Precious Word O Songs of the Beautiful Onward Will We Go O’er Land and Sea Onward, Upward Over the Beautiful River Precious Blessings Resurrection Morn Sankey Send the Gospel Light Shadow of the Rock, The Shelter in the Time of Storm, A Song of Heaven and Homeland, A Story That Never Grows Old, The Substitution Take Me as I Am Tell It Out Thanks for the Bible There Are Lonely Hearts to Cherish There’ll Be No Dark Valley This Is Our Endeavor Thy Hand Upholdeth Me To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers! Trust Trusting Jesus Under His Wings Waiting for Thy Coming What a Gathering When My Weary Hands Are Folded When the King Shall Come! When the Mists Have Rolled Away Wonderful Word Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/a/n/sankey_id.html
Arranger A. H. M. A. H. M.'s bio information June 27, 1960 - Born in the Van Wert Ohio Hospital on June 27, 1960, Alvin (Bud) Herman Manz, Jr. was the 3rd of 4 sons born to Betty Manz and firstborn to her second husband, Alvin. His older siblings, John Paul Rose, Jr. (1956) and Joseph Henry Rose (1957), were born to John Paul Rose. In 1958, John Sr. passed away leaving Betty with 2 little boys to care for until she met Alvin Manz and got married to him on October 3, 1959. Bud's younger sibling, Robert James Manz, Sr., was born on August 23, 1961. Bud never married, instead lives with his father just south of Defiance Ohio.
Lyrics Oh, for the peace that floweth as a river, Making life's desert places bloom and smile; Oh, for the faith to grasp "Heav'n's bright forever," Amid the shadows of earth's "little while." "A little while" for patient vigilkeeping, To face the storm and wrestle with the strong; "A little while" to sow the seed with weeping, Then bind the sheaves and sing the harvest song. "A little while" the earthen pitcher taking, To wayside brooks, from far off fountains fed; Then the parched lip its thirst forever slaking Beside the fulness of the Fountainhead. "A little while" to keep the oil from failing, "A little while" faith's flickering lamp to trim; And then the Bridegroom's coming footsteps hailing, We'll haste to meet Him with the bridal hymn.

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