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Traveling Homeward
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Author John Cennick John Cennick's bio information December 12, 1718 - July 4, 1755 Born: December 12, 1718, Reading, England. Died: July 4, 1755, London, England. Buried: Moravian Burial Ground (Sharon’s Garden), Chelsea, England. Cennick had thought of becoming a surveyor, but after meeting the Wesleys, he joined them in their work. In 1740, he became a teacher at Kingswood, England, on the recommendation of John Wesley. Later, he joined the Moravians, and visited their headquarters at Herrnhut, but he spent much of his time as an itinerant evangelist in England. Cennick’s works include: Sacred Hymns, for the Children of God in the Days of Their Pilgrimage, 1741 Sacred Hymns for the Use of Religious Societies, 1743 A Collection of Sacred Hymns, 1749 Hymns to the Honour of Jesus Christ, Composed for Such Little Children as Desire to Be Saved, 1754 Additional works appeared posthumously in J. Swertner’s Moravian Hymn Book, 1789. Hymns Be Present at Our Table, Lord Brethren, Let Us Join to Bless Children of the Heavenly King Ere I Sleep, for Every Favor Jesus, My All, to Heaven is Gone Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending Lo, He Cometh, Countless Trumpets Savior and Regenerator Thou Dear Redeemer, Dying Lamb We Sing to Thee, Thou Son of God We Thank Thee, Lord Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/e/cennick_j.html
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
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Lyrics Children of the heav'nly King! As we journey let us sing; Sing our Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in His works and ways. We are trav'ling home to God, In the way our fathers trod; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of our land; Jesus Christ, our Father's Son, Bids us undismayed go on. Lord! obediently we'll go, Gladly leaving all below; Only Thou our Leader be, And we still will follow Thee. Chorus: We are trav'ling homeward, we are trav'ling homeward, We are trav'ling homeward to the land beyond the skies; We are trav'ling homeward, we are trav'ling homeward, Homeward to the land beyond the skies.

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