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TRUST AND OBEY

Composer: D. B. Towner (1887)
Published in 324 hymnals

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	Trust and Obey

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	LET'S SING

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	A Closer Walk with Thee (Just a Closer W…

Composer: D. B. Towner

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Tune Information

Title:	TRUST AND OBEY
Composer:	D. B. Towner (1887)
Meter:	6.6.9 D with refrain
Incipit:	12332 11355 43334
Key:	F Major or modal
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Trust and Obey

When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.

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One of the sturdiest of the some two thousand tunes Daniel Brink Towner (b. Rome,
PA, 1850; d. Longwood, MO, 1919) composed, TRUST AND OBEY is also among the most popular. It is cast in the verse-refrain form typical of gospel hymns.

Sing in harmony throughout. Though the use of a fermata in the refrain (on. “Jesus") prevails in some congregations, hymnals, and recordings; the text is one unit and should be performed as one long musical phrase without undue breaths or pauses. Observe one broad beat per measure.

Towner was educated musically by his father and later trained by gospel musicians such as George Root (PHH 93) and George Webb (PHH 559). He served as music director for the Centenary Methodist Church Binghamton, New York (1870-1882), the York Street Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884), and briefly at the Union Methodist Church in Covington, Kentucky. In 1885 he joined Dwight L. Moody's evangelistic campaigns as a baritone soloist and choral conductor. From 1893 until his death he was head of the music department of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where he strongly influenced several generations of students. Towner compiled fourteen hymn collections.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Piano/Organ LET'S SING To Trust in Jesus All Things Bright and Beautiful (Hymns, Spirituals and Gospel Songs for Solo Piano) More Piano/Organ...
Choral TRUST AND OBEY A Closer Walk with Thee (Just a Closer Walk with Thee/Trust and Obey) A Closer Walk with Thee (Just a Closer Walk with Thee/Trust and Obey) More Choral...
Handbells Trust and Obey Trust and Obey More Handbells...
PowerPoint TRUST AND OBEY (The Worshiping Church 523) TRUST AND OBEY (Praise! Our Songs and Hymns 320) TRUST AND OBEY (Worship & Rejoice 2003 - 443) More PowerPoint...

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9 New Sounds for Old Favorites: Preludes
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The Organist's Companion Volume 18 Number 5 July 1996 General, Weddings: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
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Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (1996) pp. 24
The Organist's Companion Volume 15 Number 6 September 1993 General, All Saints, Reformation, Thanksgiving: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
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Published By: Genevox Music Group (1991) pp. 22
PedalPoint Volume 10 Number 1 October November December 1990: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
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Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1990) pp. 28
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Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Derrell Billingsley
Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1982) pp. 25
The Gospel Organist Volume Six
Composer/Editors Harold H. DeCou; Daniel B. Towner
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The Gospel Organist Volume Six: Gospel-Song Arrangements Suitable for Preludes, Offertories, Specials
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Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1982) pp. 38
A Treasury of Gospel Favorites for Organ
Composer/Editors Eugene McCluskey; Stewart Landon
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1975) pp. 70
Gospel Hymn Devotions - Number Three: Thirteen Transcriptions for Organ - Standard or Spinet Keyboards
Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Stewart Landon
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Gospel Hymn Medleys No. 1
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The Amateur Organist No. 60: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
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The Organist Volume 76 Number 4 September 1972: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
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TRUST AND OBEY

Composer: D. B. Towner

Tune Information

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Piano

Organ Solo

Piano Solo

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The Cyber Hymnal #15754

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The United Methodist Hymnal #467

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With Heart and Voice: songs for all God's children #138

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