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The Good Old Way

Appears in 31 hymnals First Line: Inquiring souls, who long to find Refrain First Line: The apostles and our fathers too

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[Inquiring souls, who long to find]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: T. E. Jones Incipit: 53323 13551 13326 Used With Text: The Good Old Way
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[Inquiring souls who long to find]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. A. Lewis Incipit: 53213 54334 27512 Used With Text: The Good Old Way

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The Good Old Way

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.2 #160 (1889) First Line: Inquiring souls who long to find Refrain First Line: The prophets and th’ apostles too Lyrics: 1 Inquiring souls who long to find Pardon of sin and peace of mind, Attend the voice of God today, Who bids you seek the good old way. Refrain: The prophets and th’ apostles too, Pursued this way, while here below, Then let not fear your souls dismay, But come to Christ, the good old way. 2 The righteousness, th’atoning blood, Of Jesus, is the way to god, Oh, may you then no longer stray But walk in Christ, the good old way. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Inquiring souls who long to find]
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The Good Old Way

Author: Anon.; Rev. F. G. Tyrrell Hymnal: Christian Melodies #88 (1899) First Line: Inquiring souls, who long to find Refrain First Line: Th'apostles and our fathers too Languages: English Tune Title: [Inquiring souls, who long to find]
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The Good Old Way

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #363 (1890) First Line: Inquiring souls, who long to find Refrain First Line: The prophets and th'apostles too Languages: English Tune Title: [Inquiring souls, who long to find]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "The Good Old Way" in Triumphant Songs No.2 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John Cennick

1718 - 1755 Person Name: Cennick Author of "Inquiring souls, who long to find" in The Primitive Baptist Hymnal John Cennick was born at Reading, Berkshire, in the year 1717. He became acquainted with Wesley and Whitefield, and preached in the Methodist connection. On the separation of Wesley and Whitefield he joined the latter. In 1745, he attached himself to the Moravians, and made a tour in Germany to fully acquaint himself with the Moravian doctrines. He afterwards ministered in Dublin, and in the north of Ireland. He died in London, in 1755, and was buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Chelsea. He was the author of many hymns, some of which are to be found in every collection. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872. ======================= Cennick, John, a prolific and successful hymnwriter, was descended from a family of Quakers, but brought up in the Church of England. He assisted J. Wesley and then G. Whitefield in their labours for a time, and then passed over to, and died as a minister of, the Moravian Church. Born at Reading, Dec. 12, 1718, he was for some time a land surveyor at Reading, but becoming acquainted with the Wesleys in 1739, he was appointed by J. Wesley as a teacher of a school for colliers' children at Kingswood in the following year. This was followed by his becoming a lay preacher, but in 1740 he parted from the Wesleys on doctrinal grounds. He assisted Whitefield until 1745, when he joined the Mora¬vians, and was ordained deacon, in London, in 1749. His duties led him twice to Germany and also to the North of Ireland. He died in London, July 4, 1755. In addition to a few prose works, and some sermons, he published:— (1) Sacred Hymns, for the Children of God in the Days of their Pilgrimage, Lond., J. Lewis, n.d. (2nd ed. Lond., B. Milles, 1741), Pts. ii., iii., 1742; (2) Sacred Hymns for the Use of Religious Societies, &c, Bristol, F. Farley, 1743; (3) A Collection of Sacred Hymns, &c, Dublin, S. Powell, 3rd ed., 1749; (4) Hymns to the honour of Jesus Christ, composed for such Little Children as desire to be saved. Dublin, S. Powell, 1754. Additional hymns from his manuscripts were published by his son-in-law, the Rev. J. Swertner, in the Moravian Hymn Book, 1789, of which he was the editor. There are also 16 of his hymns in his Sermons, 2 vols., 1753-4, some being old hymns rewritten, and others new. Many of Cennick's hymns are widely known, as, "Lo, He cometh, countless trumpets;" “Brethren, let us join to bless;" "Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone;" "Children of the heavenly King;" "Ere I sleep, for every favour;" "We sing to Thee, Thou Son of God;" and the Graces: " Be present at our table, Lord;" and "We thank Thee, Lord;" &c. Some of the stanzas of his hymns are very fine, but the hymns taken as a whole are most unequal. Some excellent centos might be compiled from his various works. His religious experiences were given as a preface to his Sacred Hymns, 1741. In addition to the hymns named, and others annotated under their first lines, the following are in common use:— 1. Be with me [us] Lord, where'er I [we] go. Divine Protection. [1741.] 2. Cast thy burden on the Lord. Submission. [1743.] 3. Not unto us, but Thee alone. Praise to Jesus. [1743.] 4. Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb. Priesthood of Christ. [1743.] 5. We sing to Thee, Thou Son of God. Praise to Jesus. [1743.] 6. When, 0 dear Jesus, when shall I? Sunday Evening. [1743.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Henry A. Lewis

Person Name: H. A. Lewis Composer of "[Inquiring souls who long to find]" in Triumphant Songs No.2