Mabel Johnston Camp

Short Name: Mabel Johnston Camp
Full Name: Camp, Mabel J., 1871-1937
Birth Year: 1871
Death Year: 1937

The Cyber Hymnal™, citing Hustad, Don­ald Paul, Dic­tion­a­ry-Hand­book to Hymns for the Liv­ing Church; Car­ol Stream, Il­li­nois: Hope Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1978, pp. 216-17, says:

     Born: No­vem­ber 25, 1871, Cha­nute, Kan­sas.

     Died: May 25, 1937, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

     A bank­er’s daugh­ter, gift­ed pi­an­ist and sing­er, Ma­bel went to a girls’ school in Steu­ben­ville, Ohio. She mar­ried law­yer Nor­man H. Camp, and they be­came Chris­tians to­ge­ther at one of Dwight Moo­dy’s Bi­ble Un­ion class­es taught by Wil­liam New­ell. She and her hus­band were mem­bers of the Moody Me­mor­i­al Church.

It also lists 14 first lines of hymns she is said to have written, as well as links to hymns using three tunes she composed.


Texts by Mabel Johnston Camp (16)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Behold the man of GalileeMabel Johnston Camp (Author)English9
God says whosoever believes on His SonMabel J. Camp (Author)English8
He is living again who was nailed to the crossMabel Johnston Camp (Author)2
I take Thy body, broken, Lord, for meMabel Johnston Camp (Author)English4
Just a-wearying for youMabel J. Camp (Author)2
Let us come in full assuranceMabel Johnston Camp (Author)2
Lift up your heads, Pilgrims awearyMabel Johnston Camp (Author)English44
Long years my heart had careless beenMabel Johnston Camp (Author)2
O child of God's love have you suffered defeatMabel Johnston Camp (Author)3
O name of names the dearest, O Friend of friendsMabel Johnston Camp (Author)English7
Others saw the giants, Caleb saw the LordM. J. C. (Author (Chorus))English3
Pilgrim, in thy upward journeyMabel J. Camp (Author)2
قوموا انهضوا معشر السواحMabel Johnston Camp (Author)Arabic1
Though now our paths must severMabel J. Camp (Author)English4
When this life on earth is over and I lay my burdens downM. J. C. (Author)English2
Wondrous mystery divineM. J. C. (Author)English6
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