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O God, Our Father, We Come

Author: John H. Kromminga Meter: 12.10.12.10 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O God, our Father, we come into your presence Text Sources: Psalter Hymnal, 1987, rev.

O God, our Father, we would come to Thee

Author: W. B. Dick Appears in 3 hymnals

CENTENNIAL PRAYER

Meter: 12.10.12.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Claire Kromminga; Dale Grotenhuis Tune Key: G Major Used With Text: O God, Our Father, We Come

A LITTLE WHILE

Appears in 21 hymnals Incipit: 53533 21616 55724 Used With Text: O God our Father, we would come to Thee

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Author: John H. Kromminga Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #450 (1987) Meter: 12.10.12.10 First Line: O God, our Father, we come into your presence Topics: Love God's Love to Us; Praise & Adoration; Profession of Faith; Creation and Providence; Church; Heritage; Holy Spirit; Kingdom; Lamb of God; Love God's Love to Us; Opening of Worship; Praise & Adoration; Profession of Faith; Providence; Refuge; Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: CENTENNIAL PRAYER

O God Our Father

Author: W. B. Dick Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4887 First Line: O God our Father, we would come to Thee Lyrics: 1. O God our Father, we would come to Thee In virtue of our Savior’s precious blood; All distance gone; our souls by grace set free; We worship Thee, our Father and our God. 2. We would, O God, present before Thy face The fragrant name of Thy belovèd Son; By faith we view Him in that holy place, Which, by His dying, He for us has won. 3. We share Thy joy in Him who sitteth there; Our hearts delight in Thy delight in Him; Chiefest of thousands, fairer than the fair; His glory naught can tarnish, naught can dim. 4. We bow in worship now before Thy throne, By faith the object of Thy love would see; Who, in the midst, His brethren’s song doth lead. To Him, our Savior, shall the glory be! Languages: English Tune Title: A LITTLE WHILE

O God, our Father, we would come to Thee

Author: W. B. Dick Hymnal: Hymns of Worship and Remembrance #103 (1950) Languages: English Tune Title: A LITTLE WHILE

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Ira David Sankey

1840 - 1908 Composer of "A LITTLE WHILE" in The Cyber Hymnal Sankey, Ira David, was born in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1840, of Methodist parents. About 1856 he removed with his parents to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Four years afterwards he became the Superintendent of a large Sunday School in which he commenced his career of singing sacred songs and solos. Mr. Moody met with him and heard him sing at the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, at Indianapolis, and through Mr. Moody's persuasion he joined him in his work at Chicago. After some two or three years' work in Chicago, they sailed for England on June 7, 1872, and held their first meeting at York a short time afterwards, only eight persons being present. Their subsequent work in Great Britain and America is well known. Mr. Sankey's special duty was the singing of sacred songs and solos at religious gatherings, a practice which was in use in America for some time before he adopted it. His volume of Sacred Songs and Solos is a compilation from various sources, mainly American and mostly in use before. Although known as Sankey and Moody’s Songs, only one song, "Home at last, thy labour done" is by Mr. Sankey, and not one is by Mr. Moody. Mr. Sankey supplied several of the melodies. The English edition of the Sacred Songs & Solos has had an enormous sale; and the work as a whole is very popular for Home Mission services. The Songs have been translated into several languages. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Pseudonymns: Harry S. Lower Rian A. Dykes ==================== Sankey, I. D., p. 994, i. During the past fifteen years Mr. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos have had a very large sale, which has justified him in increasing the number of songs and hymns, including " New Hymns and Solos," to 1200. In 1906 he published My Life and Sacred Songs (London : Morgan & Scott). In addition to the "Story of his Own Life," the work contains an account of the most popular of his solos, with interesting reminiscences of the spiritual awakening of many who were influenced through his singing of them in public. In this respect it corresponds in some measure with G. J. Stevenson's Methodist Hymn Book, &c, 1883 (p. 1094, i.). It is an addition to the Sacred Songs and Solos, which will be held in esteem by many. In addition to his hymn, noted on p. 994, ii., Mr. Sankey gives details of the following:— 1. Out of the shadow-land into the sunshine. [Heaven Anticipated.] Mr. Sankey's account of this hymn is:— "I wrote this hymn specially for the memorial service held for Mr. Moody in Carnegie Hall, where 1 also sang it as a solo. It is the last sacred song of which I wrote both the words and music. The idea was suggested by Mr. Moody's last words, 'Earth recedes; heaven opens before me . . . God is calling me, and I must go.' On account of its peculiar association with my fellow-labourer in the Gospel for so many years, the words are here given in full." The hymn follows on p. 185, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines and a chorus. 2. Rejoice! Rejoice! our King is coming, [Advent.] Mr. Sankey writes concerning this hymn:— "During one of my trips to Great Britain on the SS. City of Rome a storm raged on the sea. The wind was howling through the rigging, and waves like mountains of foam were breaking over the bow of the vessel. A great fear had fallen upon the passengers. When the storm was at its worst, we all thought we might soon go to the bottom of the sea. The conviction came to me that the Lord would be with us iu the trying hour, and sitting down in the reading room, I composed this hymn. Before reaching England the tune had formed itself in my mind, and on arriving in London I wrote it out, and had it published in Sacred Songs and Solos, where it is No. 524 in the edition. of 1888. From Mr. Sankey's autobiographical sketch we gather that he was born at Edinburgh, in Western Pennsylvania, Aug. 28, 1840, joined Mr. Moody in 1871, and visited England for the first time in 1873. The original of the Sacred Songs, &c, of 23 pieces only, was offered as a gift to the London publishers of P. Phillips's Hallowed Song, and declined by them. It was subsequently accepted by Mr. K. O. Morgan, of Morgan & Scott, and is now a volume of 1200 hymns. From a return kindly sent us by Messrs. Morgan & Scott, we find that the various issues of the Sacred Songs and Solos were:— In 1873, 24 pp.; 1874, 72 pp. ; 1876, 153 hymns; 1877, 271 hymns; 1881, 441 hymns; 1888, 750 hymns; 1903, 1200 hymns. In addition, The Christian Choir, which is generally associated with the Sacred Songs and Solos, was issued in 1884 with 75 hymns, and in 1896 with 281. The New Hymns & Solos, by the same firm, were published in 1888. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Dale Grotenhuis

1931 - 2012 Harmonizer of "CENTENNIAL PRAYER" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Dale Grotenhuis (b. Cedar Grove, WI, 1931; d. Jenison, Mi, August 17, 2012) was a member of the 1987 Psalter Hymnal 1987 Revision Committee, and was professor of music and director of choral music at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, from 1960 until he retired in 1994 to concentrate on composition. Educated at Calvin College; Michigan State University, Lansing; and Ohio State University, Columbus; he combined teaching with composition throughout his career and was a widely published composer of choral music. He also directed the Dordt choir in a large number of recordings, including many psalm arrangements found in the 1959 edition of the Psalter Hymnal. Before coming to Dordt, Grotenhuis taught music at Christian high schools in Washington and Michigan. Under his direction, the Dordt College concert choir participated in annual tours that took members throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He loved the church and the music of the church. His favorite song was "All Glory Be to God on High". Bert Polman (last two sentences from Joy Grotenhuis, daughter-in-law)