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They that Wait Upon the Lord

Author: James McGranahan Appears in 18 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Ho reapers in the whitened harvest Refrain First Line: For they that wait upon the Lord

[Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest!]

Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James McGranahan Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns No. 5 Incipit: 51117 67151 23432 Used With Text: They that Wait upon the Lord

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Author: G. M. J. Hymnal: Choice Hymns of the Faith #482 (1944) Hymnal Title: Choice Hymns of the Faith First Line: Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest Refrain First Line: For they that wait upon the Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest]

They That Wait Upon The Lord

Author: G. M. J. Hymnal: Clayton's Collection of Choir Melodies No. 2 #61 (1954) Hymnal Title: Clayton's Collection of Choir Melodies No. 2 First Line: Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest! Refrain First Line: For they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength Languages: English Tune Title: [Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest!]

They that Wait upon the Lord

Author: G. M. J. Hymnal: Gospel Hymns No. 5 #81 (1887) Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns No. 5 First Line: Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest! Refrain First Line: For they that wait upon the Lord Lyrics: 1 Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest! Oft feeble, faint and few; Come, wait upon the blessed Master, Our strength He will renew. Refrain: For “they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint; They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint; They shall run and not be weary, shall walk and not faint.” 2 Too oft aweary and discouraged, We pour a sad complaint; Believing in a living Saviour, Why should we ever faint? [Refrain] 3 Rejoice, for He is with us alway, Lo, even to the end! Look up, take courage and go forward, All needed grace He’ll send! [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 Languages: English Tune Title: [Ho, reapers in the whitened harvest!]

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James McGranahan

1840 - 1907 Person Name: G. M. J. Hymnal Title: Clayton's Collection of Choir Melodies No. 2 Author of "They That Wait Upon The Lord" in Clayton's Collection of Choir Melodies No. 2 James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior. John Perry

I. B. Woodbury

1819 - 1858 Person Name: J. B. Woodbury Hymnal Title: The Canadian Hymnal Author of "For they that wait upon the Lord" in The Canadian Hymnal Woodbury, Isaac Baker. (Beverly, Massachusetts, October 23, 1819--October 26, 1858, Columbia, South Carolina). Music editor. As a boy, he studied music in nearby Boston, then spent his nineteenth year in further study in London and Paris. He taught for six years in Boston, traveling throughout New England with the Bay State Glee Club. He later lived at Bellow Falls, Vermont, where he organized the New Hampshire and Vermont Musical Association. In 1849 he settled in New York City where he directed the music at the Rutgers Street Church until ill-health caused him to resign in 1851. He became editor of the New York Musical Review and made another trip to Europe in 1852 to collect material for the magazine. in the fall of 1858 his health broke down from overwork and he went south hoping to regain his strength, but died three days after reaching Columbia, South Carolina. He published a number of tune-books, of which the Dulcimer, of New York Collection of Sacred Music, went through a number of editions. His Elements of Musical Composition, 1844, was later issued as the Self-instructor in Musical Composition. He also assisted in the compilation of the Methodist Hymn Book of 1857. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives