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[Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 34332 11712 67671 Used With Text: Fly to the Refuge

Author: G. A. Warburton Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided Refrain First Line: Then fly to the refuge Lyrics: 1 Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided, Haste for thy life; the avenger is near; Though thou hast often thy Saviour derided, Yet in His mercy thy cry He will hear. Refrain: Then fly to the refuge, No longer delay; Escape for thy life, Escape while you may. 2 Haste, for the morning is rapidly flying; Haste, for the noontide is passing away; Haste, for the shadows of evening are lying Thick on thy pathway; ah! fly while you may. [Refrain] 3 Dark is the storm of the’avenger’s fierce anger, Fearful thy doom if it falls on thy head; Fly to the Saviour, oh, tarry no longer; Hide thee in Jesus whose blood has been shed. [Refrain] Topics: Refuge; Warning Scripture: Psalm 46:1 Used With Tune: [Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided]

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Fly to the Refuge

Author: G. A. Warburton Hymnal: Sacred Songs No. 2 #42 (1899) First Line: Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided Refrain First Line: Then fly to the refuge Lyrics: 1 Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided, Haste for thy life; the avenger is near; Though thou hast often thy Saviour derided, Yet in His mercy thy cry He will hear. Refrain: Then fly to the refuge, No longer delay; Escape for thy life, Escape while you may. 2 Haste, for the morning is rapidly flying; Haste, for the noontide is passing away; Haste, for the shadows of evening are lying Thick on thy pathway; ah! fly while you may. [Refrain] 3 Dark is the storm of the’avenger’s fierce anger, Fearful thy doom if it falls on thy head; Fly to the Saviour, oh, tarry no longer; Hide thee in Jesus whose blood has been shed. [Refrain] Topics: Refuge; Warning Scripture: Psalm 46:1 Tune Title: [Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided]

Fly to the Refuge

Author: Geo. A. Warburton Hymnal: Male Chorus No. 2 #10 (1898) First Line: Fly to the Refuge in Jesus provided Refrain First Line: Then fly to the Refuge! Languages: English Tune Title: [Fly to the Refuge in Jesus provided]

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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[Fly to the refuge in Jesus provided]" in Sacred Songs No. 2 Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

George Augustus Warburton

1869 - 1929 Person Name: G. A. Warburton Author of "Fly to the Refuge" in Sacred Songs No. 2 Warburton, George Augustus, b. in 1859, is the author of the dedication hymn of a place of worship. “O Thou Whose glory shone like fire," in Stryker's College Hymnal, 1904. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)