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Close To Thee
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Author Frances Jane Crosby Frances Jane Crosby's bio information March 24, 1820 - February 12, 1915 Born: March 24, 1820, Putnam County, New York. Died: February 12, 1915, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Buried: Bridgeport, Connecticut. Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) Fanny Crosby was probably the most prolific hymnist in history. Though blinded by an incompetent doctor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns. About her blindness, she said: It seemed intended by the blessed providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dispensation. If perfect earthly sight were offered me tomorrow I would not accept it. I might not have sung hymns to the praise of God if I had been distracted by the beautiful and interesting things about me. In her lifetime, Fanny Crosby was one of the best known women in the United States. To this day, the vast majority of American hymnals contain her work. When Fanny died, her tombstone carried the words, "Aunt Fanny" and "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine." Eliza Hewitt memorialized Fanny's passing in a poem which was read at her funeral: Away to the country of sunshine and song, Our songbird has taken her flight, And she who has sung in the darkness so long Now sings in the beautiful light; The harp-strings here broken are sweetly restrung To ring in a chorus sublime; The hymns that on earth she so trustfully sung Keep tune with eternity's chime! What heart can conceive of the rapture she knows Awakened to glories so bright, Where radiant splendor unceasingly glows, Where cometh no shadows of night! Her 'life-work is ended,' and over the tide, 'Redeemed' in His presence to stand, She knows her Redeemer, for her crucified, 'By the print of the nails in His hand.' O 'Blessed Assurance'--the lamp in her soul That made earthly midnight as naught! A 'New Song' of joy shall unceasingly roll To Him who her ransom had bought. To 'Rescue the Perishing,' her greatest delight, What bliss, in the Homeland, to meet With those she has told of the Lord's saving might, Together, to bow at His feet. Good-bye, dearest Fanny, goodbye for a while, You walk in the shadows no more; Around you, the sunbeams of glory will smile; The Lamb is the Light of that Shore! Someday we will meet in the City above; Together, we'll look on His face; Safe, 'Safe in the Arms' of the Jesus we love; Together we'll sing, 'Saved by Grace!' Pseudonyms Adrienne, Cora Alstyne, Fannie Jane Andrews, A. E. Apple, James Armstrong, Alice Atherton, Rose Bell, Carrie Bethune, Catherine Black, James Black, James L. Black, James M. Blair, Henrietta E. Booth, Florence Bruce, Charles Bruce, Robert Burns, Charles Carlston, Mary Carlton, Leah Church, Fannie Craddock, Eleanor Culyer, Lyman G. Dale, Ella Dayton, Flora D. D. D. D. R. Eliot, James Edmonds, Lizzie Edwards, Lizzie F. A. N. F. J. C. F. J. V. A. Fannie Fanny Forrest, Mrs. Edna Frances, Carrie Frances, Grace J. Frances, Lillian G. Frances, S. Trevor Frances, Victoria Garnet, Jenny Glen, Jenie Gould, Frank Grinley, Mrs. Kate G. W. W. Harmon, Ruth Hawthorn, Carrie Hope, Frances Hops, Frances James, Annie James, Mary James, Sarah J. F. O. J. W. W. Judson, Myra Lankton, Martha J. Lincoln, H. N. Lindsay, W. Robert L. L. A. Lowry, Minnie B. Marion, Maude Martin, S Martin, Sallie Martin, Sam Miller, Laura Montieth, A Montieth, Alice Park, Edna L. Prentice, Mrs. L.C. Smiling, Mrs. Kate Smith, Sallie A. Smith, Sallie E. Smith, Sally Smith, Sam Sterling, J. L. Sterling, Julia Sterling, Rian J. Sterling, Ryan Sterling, Victoria Stewart, Victoria Taylor, Ida Scott The Children's Friend Tilden, Louise W. Tilden, Mary V., Jenny Van A., Mrs. Van Alstyne, Fannie Van Alstyne, Fannie Jane Van Alstyne, Mrs. Van Alstyne, Mrs. Alexander Viola Wallace, Zemira Wilson, Carrie Wilson, Mrs. C. M. ## [yes, she sometimes used these marks instead of a name!] ### '' ** Hymns Able to Deliver Adopted After the Mist and Shadow All Glory Be Thine All the Way My Savior Leads Me Angel's Proclamation, The Anthems to God Above As the Bird Flies Home At the Breaking of the Day At the Cross There's Room Awake! Awake! Awake! Awake! O Heart of Mine! Awake! For the Trumpet Is Sounding! Away! Away! Balm in Secret Prayer Be Thou Exalted Beautiful Eden Bells Beautiful Sabbath Beautiful Sunshine Beautiful Vale of Rest Beautiful Witness Behold, He Cometh Behold Me Standing at the Door Behold, the Dawn! Behold the Wondrous Love Believe and Obey Bless This Hour of Prayer Bless Us Children Now Blessed Are They That Believe Blessed Assurance Blessed Bible Blessed Cross of Jesus Blessed Feast, The Blessed Homeland Blessed Redeemer Blest, Blest Forever Blind Bartimeus Blood Washed Throng, The Break Forth, O Joyful Heart Bright Forever, The Bring in the Children Building Day by Day By and By By the Grace of God We'll Meet Calling for You Children May Be Heralds Children Sing Choose Ye Today Christ Is Risen! Christ the Lord Is King Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today Christian Brother, o'er the Main Christian Flag, The Church of Christ, O Sleep No More City of Gold Close Thy Heart No More Close to Thee Come Again Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace Come Close to the Savior Come, Come Away! Come, Great Deliverer, Come! Come in, O Blessed One Come, Lord, and Let Thy Pow'r Come, Oh Come, with Thy Broken Heart Come to the Fountain Come unto Me, Ye Weary Come with Happy Faces Come with Rejoicing Coming Home to Thee Coming Today Conquering Now and Still to Conquer Cry from Macedonia, A Dark Is the Night Day-Star Hath Risen, The Dear Jesus, Canst Thou Help Me? Dear Sabbath Home Descend, O Flame Do All the Good You Can Don't Forget the Sabbath Draw Me to Thee Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee Eternity Everlasting Hills, The Everlasting Song, The Fairer Than the Morning Faith in Jesus Falter Not Few More Marchings Weary, A From the Cross to the Crown Gather the Grain Gather Them In Gathering Out of Tears Glad Tidings Gladly We Will Go Glory Ever Be to Jesus Glory to God, Hallelujah Glory to God in the Highest Go and Work! Go Forth Go Work in the Vineyard God Bless Our School Today God of Our Strength, Enthroned Above God So Loved the World God's Holy Church Shall Triumph Good Old Way, The Good-night Till We Meet in the Morning Great Jehovah, Mighty Lord Great Is the Love of Jesus Greatness of His Mercy, The Guiding Hand, The Hand in Hand Handful of Leaves, A Hark! He Is Calling Hark! There Comes a Whisper He Feedeth His Flock He Has Promised He Hideth My Soul He Is All in All to Me He Is Coming Healing at the Fountain Hear and Answer Prayer Hear, and Live! Hear My Call Hear Us, O Savior! Heavenly Father, We Beseech Thee Help Us to Labor On Here from the World We Turn Hide Me Hide Thou Me His Love Passeth Knowledge His Words Are True Hold Fast Hold Thou My Hand Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord Holy Sabbath Hour by Hour How Can We Forget Him? How Lovely on the Mountain How Oft in Holy Converse How Oft We Are There How Sweet the Hour I Am So Glad That Jesus Came I Am Thine, O Lord I Have a Friend I Have Entered Beulah Land I Live but in Thee I Will Not Be Long! I Will Praise Him If Any Man Hear If I Come to Jesus I'll Bear It, Lord, for Thee In a Lowly Manger Sleeping In Bethany In the Book Which Thou Art Keeping In the Twinkling of an Eye In Thy Holy Keeping Is There Something I Can Do? Is It There? Jesus, Hear Me Jesus, Help Me Jesus Is Passing This Way Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home Jesus, My All Jesus, My Only Hope Jesus, Savior, We Implore Thee Jesus Was a Child Like Me Jesus Will Welcome Me There Joy and Light Joyfully Sing Just a Word for Jesus Keep in the Line Keep Me Ever Close To Thee Keep Me Thine Keep Me Wholly Thine Keep on Watching Keep Thou Me Keep Thou My Way Laurels, Fresh Laurels Lay It Down Lead Us On Let Me Lean on Thee Let the Light Stream In Let Your Light Shine Out Let Us Away Let Us Sing Again Lights of Home, The Like a Wayward Child I Wandered Like as a Father Like Dews of the Morning Lion of Judah, The Little Children, Come Away Little Friends of Jesus Living for Jesus Lo! the Golden Fields Are Smiling Look Up! Ye Weary Ones Lord, Abide with Me Lord, Here I Am Lord in Zion Reigneth, The Lord Is King!, The Make Haste! Master's Call, The Meet Me There Message Sweet Is Borne to Me, A Mighty Rock, Whose Towering Form More Like Jesus Would I Be Morning Draweth Nigh, The Morning Land, The Music of the Angels My Rest My Savior First of All My Song Shall Be of Jesus Near the Cross Nearer the Cross Never Be Afraid Never Give Up Never Lose the Golden Rule Never Say Goodbye Never Shone a Light So Fair! Never Will I Cease to Love Him No Cross for Me? No King but Christ No Sorrow There No Tears in Heaven No Voice But Thine O Be Saved O Beautiful Sea O Blessed Be the Lord O Blessed Bible O Child of God O Church of God, Arise! O Eden, Dear Eden O Fly to Him O My Savior, Hear Me O Precious Word O Songs of the Beautiful O Spirit, Come O to Abide in Jesus O'er Land and Sea Oh, How Sweet When We Mingle Oh, Sing of My Redeemer! Oh, to Be Nearer Oh, What Are You Going to Do? Oh, Wonderful Word! Old Old, Way, The On Joyful Wings On Let Us Go On the Banks Beyond the River Only a Beam of Sunshine Only a Little Way Only a Step Only Jesus Feels and Knows Only Thy Garment's Hem Only Trust the Savior's Promise Onward, Upward Onward Will We Go Onward, Ye Pilgrims Open Mine Eyes Open the Gates of the Temple Opening Hymn Our Country Our Festive Song Our Sunday School Out in the Sunshine Out of Bondage Over the Beautiful River Palace of the King, The Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior Patriot's Prayer, The Peace to My Soul Pilgrim's Journey, The Praise Him, Praise Him Praise Our Creator Praise, Praise His Name Praise the Giver of All Praise the Lord and Worship Him Praise the Rock of Our Salvation Praise Ye the Lord Precious Blessings Precious Moments Press On! Press On, Press On, Ye Workers Pure Within Rainbow Round the Throne, The Redeemed, and with the Price of Blood Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It! Redeeming Grace Rescue the Perishing Rest at Home Rest If You Will Rest over Jordan Revive Thy Work, O Lord! Rock in the Desert Room at the Cross Room for the Penitent Sacred Fountain Safe in the Arms of Jesus Save Me at the Cross Saved by Grace Savior, More Than Life Savior with Me, The Send the Gospel Light Shadow of the Rock, The Shall I Be Saved Tonight? Shepherd's Fold on High, The Shout and Sing Shout in the Camp, A Shouting His Praise Showers of Blessing Simple, Earnest Prayer, The Sing, My Soul! Sing Once More of Jesus Sing unto God Sing with a Tuneful Spirit So Near to the Kingdom Some Sweet Day, By and By Soul Cheering Promise, The Sound the Alarm! Speed Away Stand by the Right Sweet Assurance Sweet Story of Jesus Take the World, but Give Me Jesus Tell It Out with Gladness Tell Me the Story of Jesus Tenderly He Leads Us Tenderly Pleading Thanks for the Bible There Will I Follow Thee They That Be Wise They That Overcome They'll Soon Be O'er This I Know! This Is Our Endeavor This My Plea Though Kindred Ties Around Us Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet Through the Valley of the Shadow Thy Hand Upholdeth Me Thy Holy Spirit, Lord, Alone Thy Word Is a Lamp Till the Boat Comes By 'Tis Summer in My Heart 'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer To Jesus I Will Go To the Work To God Be the Glory Too Late Tread Softly Tree of Life, The Tried and True Trust in the Promise Trusting Jesus 'Twill All Be Right at Last Unsearchable Riches Up and Onward Valley of Rest Wait on the Lord Waiting for the Promise Waiting for Thy Coming Wake Every Tuneful String Walking in the Good Old Way Watch and Pray Water of Life, The We All Can Do Good We All Can Do Something for Jesus We Are Coming Home Tonight We Are Going. We Are Going We Are Nearing We Praise Thee We Walk by Faith Welcome for Me We'll Follow On We'll Give Our Hearts to Jesus What a Friend Thou Art to Me! What a Gathering When Christ Arose When Each Others Face We See When the Dewy Light Was Fading When the King Shall Come! Where Is Thy Refuge? Why Do the Holy Angels Sing? Will Will Ye Wander? Whom Have I in Heaven? Will Jesus Find Us Watching? Will the Angels Come? Will You Come? Work for Us All Year of Precious Blessings, A Yes, There Is Pardon for You Source: http://cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/r/o/crosby_fj.htm
Composer Silas Jones Vail Silas Jones Vail's bio information October 6, 1818 - May 20, 1883 Born: October 6, 1818, Long Island, New York. Died: May 20, 1883, Brooklyn, New York. Vail was a hatter by trade, but wrote a large number of songs for Phillip Phillips, who was the first to publish Vail’s compositions. His works include: * The Athenaeum Collection, 1863, containing previously unpublished songs by Stephen Foster * Songs of Grace and Glory (with William Sherwin) (New York: Horace Waters & Son, 1874) Sources * Nutter, p. 467 * Reynolds, p. 427 Music 1. Close to Thee, Helen 2. Gate Ajar for Me, The 3. Guiding Hand, The 4. Lyndhurst 5. Nothing But Leaves 6. O Be Saved 7. Scatter Seeds of Kindness 8. Where Is Thy Refuge? Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/v/a/i/vail_sj.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.
Notes Stanzas 3 to 11, incl., by P. G., Jr.
Lyrics Thou, my everlasting portion, More than friend or life to me; All along my pilgrim journey, Saviour, let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; All along my pilgrim journey, Saviour, let me walk with Thee. Not for ease or worldly pleasure, Nor for fame my pray'r shall be; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with Thee. Thou didst take the cup of suff'ring, Praying in Gethsemane; In the sorrow of Thine hou'r, Saviour, let me watch with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; In the sorrow of Thine hou'r, Saviour, let me watch with Thee. Thou didst bear to Calv'ry's mountain, Cross, and stripes, and thorns for me; Let me on that fateful journey, Saviour, bear Thy cross with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Let me on that fateful journey, Saviour, bear Thy cross with Thee. Tasting death for ev'ry mortal, By God's grace on Calvary; Sharing there Thy crucifixion, Saviour, let me die with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Sharing there Thy crucifixion, Saviour, let me die with Thee. Dead to sin, I am now buried, From its curse forever free; Buried with Thee in baptism, Saviour, let me rest with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Buried with Thee in baptism, Saviour, let me rest with Thee. Planted with Thee in Thy dying, Risen like Thee I shall be; By the Father's might and glory, Saviour, let me rise with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; By the Father's might and glory, Saviour, let me rise with Thee. Dead to Law, and its dominion, Under grace I am now free; In the new life of Thy Spirit, Saviour, let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; In the new life of Thy Spirit, Saviour, let me walk with Thee. Things above, I am now seeking, Life is hid in God with Thee; In the heav'nlies with the blessed, Saviour, let me sit with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; In the heav'nlies with the blessed, Saviour, let me sit with Thee. Blessed hope, I 'wait Thy coming, In a moment changed I'll be; Should I sooner end my journey, Saviour, let me sleep in Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Should I sooner end my journey, Saviour, let me sleep in Thee. Brought with Thee in resurrection, Raised to meet Thee in the air; Immortality's perfection, Saviour, let me with Thee share. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Immortality's perfection, Saviour, let me with Thee share. Lead me through the vale of shadows, Bear me o'er life's fitful sea; Then the gate of life eternal, May I enter, Lord, with Thee. Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee; Then the gate of life eternal, May I enter, Lord, with Thee.

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