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![]() | Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonightAuthor: John R. ClementsTune: [Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight] Published in 14 hymnals |
John Ralston Clements (28 November 1868 - (1st or 9th) January 1946) was born in Newry, Ireland on 28 November 1868. He immigrated young and grew up in the village Liberty, NY but came to Broome County, NY in the mid-1880's, Baptised from Dwight L. Moody while he was in Binghamton in 1886.
Clements became the first President of Davis College, what was then called "Practical Bible College", a training school for Baptist evangelists. He acted from the time of the school's conception, in a simple classroom on 47 Harrison Street until 1914, when the Bible-training school and evangelistic academy had found permanent residence in the town of Johnson City, NY.
Clements has written supposedly over 5,000 hymns, most of which were founded on th… Go to person page >| First Line: | Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight |
| Title: | The nail pierced hand |
| Author: | John R. Clements |
| Refrain First Line: | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand |
| First Line | Instances (14) | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Gospel Hosannas A Choice Collection of Hymns and Tunes for use in Evangelistic, Brotherhood and Mission Meetings, Sunday School, Etc. #8 | Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1898 | |||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Notes of Gladness #d24 | The knock of the nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Songs of the Century #d35 | The knock of the nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight | Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church: the best of the old and the latest of the new, suited to the church and home, the Sunday school, the brotherhoods, the young peoples' neetingss... #36 | The Nail-Pierced Hand | Heed the knock of the nail-pierc'd hand | John R. Clements | 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 #d38 | The nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1897 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Kingdom Songs No. 2 #d39 | The nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Treasury of Song #d39 | The nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1917 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | The Revival No. 3: Suitable for All Kinds of Religious Meetings #39 | The knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1899 | |||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Heart Cheering Songs: for use in evangelistic and young peoples' meetings, Sunday schools, etc. #42 | Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1899 | |||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Melodies of Salvation #d48 | The knock of the nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's-door tonight | The Bow of Promise: hymns new and old for missionary and revival meetings and Sabbath-schools #70 | The knock of the nail-pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1898 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #154 | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1898 | |||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Pentecostal Hymns No. 3, a Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services #185 | The knock of the nail pierced hand | Heed the knock of the nail pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1902 | ||||||||||||
| Dost thou know at thy bolted heart's door tonight | Songs of Love and Praise No. 5: for use in meetings for Christian worship or work #187 | Heed the knock of the nail-pierced hand | John R. Clements | 1898 |
