Born: November 14, 1863, Wardle, England.
Died: November 1, 1961, at her home in Seattle, Washington.
Buried: Lemmel was cremated, but her final resting place is unknown to us.
Daughter of a Methodist minister, Helen emigrated from England with her family to America when she was 12 years old. They first settled in Mississippi, then relocated to Wisconsin. She moved to Seattle in 1904, and for three years was music critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. While interviewing German singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Helen was persuaded to go to Europe. A gifted singer, she studied music in Germany for four years. Upon her return to America, she began giving concerts and traveling on the Chautauqua circuit. Eventually, she became a vocal… Go to person page >
This is the refrain portion of the hymn beginning (in its full form) "O soul, are you weary and troubled?. Additional stanzas are sometimes published to make of the refrain a short hymn in its own right.
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes Upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: LEMMELAuthor: Helen H. Lemmel, 1865-1961Meter: IrregularDate: 2015Subject: Praise to Christ |
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes Upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: [Turn your eyes upon Jesus]Author: Helen H. LemmelScripture: Colossians 3:2Date: 1997
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: LEMMEL (Refrain only)Author: Helen H. LemmelMeter: Irregular meterDate: 1997Subject: The Life of Christ | The Redeemer: His Grace, Love and Mercy
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: LEMMEL (Refrain only)Author: Helen H. LemmelMeter: Irregular meterDate: 1986Subject: Choruses | Scripture and Praise; Invitation and Acceptance | ; Repentance and Forgiveness | ; Salvation |
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: LEMMELAuthor: Helen H. LemmelMeter: Irr.Date: 1989Subject: Call to the Christian Life | ; Choruses and Refrains | ; Courage | ; Prevenient Grace | Invitation; Service Music | Invitation to Prayer
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: LEMMELAuthor: Helen H. LemmelMeter: IrregularScripture: Isaiah 45:22; Philippians 3:8Date: 1990Subject: Choruses, Refrains | ; Invitation | to Consecration; Invitation | to Discipleship; Invitation | To Salvation; Jesus Christ | Beauty
Display Title: Turn Your Eyes upon JesusFirst Line: Turn your eyes upon JesusTune Title: [O soul, are you weary and troubled]Author: Helen H. Lemmel, 1864-1961Scripture: Isaiah 45:22; Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Philippians 3:5-14; Revelation 1:7Date: 2003Subject: Invitation |