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Forward, children, forward
Author: Ambrose N. Blatchford Appears in 6 hymnals
Forward, children, forward
[Forward, children, forward]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Lincoln Hall Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 15123 15543 22723 Used With Text: Forward, Children, Forward
[Forward, children, forward]
[Forward, children, forward!]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. W. Wendte Incipit: 11355 65335 43211 Used With Text: Forward, Children
[Forward, children, forward!]
Forward, Children, Forward
Author: A. N. Blatchford Hymnal: The Service of Praise #7 (1900) Refrain First Line: Forward, children Lyrics: 1 Forward, children, forward,
Life is dawning bright;
Leave the night behind you
Onward into light!
Heav’nly voices call you
Hearken and obey,
God himself shall lead you
Surely day by day.
Refrain:
Forward, children,
Life is dawning bright,
Onward, children,
Onward into light;
Heav’nly voices call you,
Hearken and obey,
God himself shall lead you,
Surely day by day.
2 Breezy spring may languish,
Fade the summer sun,
Autumn rich, and winter
Round and round may run:
Still thro’ falling seasons
Love shall safe abide,
Lasting as the mountain
Steadfast as the tide. [Refrain]
3 Childhood’s golden morning
Breaks in manhood’s day;
Life’s high noon is fleeting
Age knows no delay;
Waken, children, waken!
Gather wisdom’s word;
Follow Christ you leader
Learn to know the Lord. [Refrain]
4 Days of toil are coming,
Hours, perchance, of pain;
Conflicts where the mighty
Sink upon the plain,
Learn to bear you bravely;
Lean on God alway;
Ere the stress of battle
Children, watch and pray. [Refrain]
5 Soon we’ll stand triumphant,
Sin and danger o’er,
Never more to sever
On a brighter shore.
There we’ll serve our Father,
Saintly souls among,
There we’ll bless his mercy
In a nobler song. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Forward, children, forward]
Forward, Children, Forward
Forward, Children, Forward
Author: A. N. Blatchford Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #124 (1904) Refrain First Line: Forward, children Lyrics: 1 Forward, children, forward,
Life is dawning bright;
Leave the night behind you
Onward into light!
Heav'nly voices call you
Hearken and obey,
God himself shall lead you
Surely day by day.
Chorus:
Forward, children,
Life is dawning bright,
Onward, children,
Onward into light;
Heav'nly voices call you,
Hearken and obey,
God himself shall lead you
Surely day by day.
2 Breezy spring may languish,
Fade the summer sun,
Autumn rich, and winter,
Round and round may run:
Still thro' falling seasons
Love shall safe abide,
Lasting as the mountain,
Steadfast as the tide. [Chorus]
3 Childhood's golden morning
Breaks in manhood's day:
Life's high noon is fleeting
Age knows no delay:
Waken, children, waken!
Gather wisdom's word;
Follow Christ, your Leader:
Learn to know the Lord. [Chorus]
4 Days of toil are coming,
Hours, perchance, of pain;
Conflicts where the mighty
Sink upon the plain.
Learn to bear you bravely;
Learn on God alway;
There we'll bless his mercy
Children, watch and pray. [Chorus]
5 Soon we'll stand triumphant,
Sin and danger o'er,
Nevermore to sever
On a brighter shore.
There we'll serve our Father,
Saintly souls among,
There we'll bless his mercy
In a nobler song. [Chorus]
Tune Title: [Forward, children, forward]
Forward, Children, Forward
Forward, Children
Author: A. N. Blatchford Hymnal: Heart and Voice #152 (1910) First Line: Forward, children, forward! Refrain First Line: Forward, children, forward Languages: English Tune Title: [Forward, children, forward!]
Forward, Children
J. Lincoln Hall
1866 - 1930 Composer of "[Forward, children, forward]" in The Service of Praise Used pseudonyms Maurice A. Clifton and Arthur Wilton.
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Joseph Lincoln Hall DMus USA 1866-1930. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to musical parents, he also was musical, having a good tenor voice. He was an organist and music teacher. At age 19 he led a 100 member choir for 10 years. He studied music and graduated with honors from the University of PA, later receiving a Doctor of Music degree from Harriman University, from which he was an alumnus. In 1896 he married Eva Victoria Withington, and they had four children. Three lived to adulthood, Lincoln, Ralph, and Philip. A musician, he was a great song leader and choral conductor, conducting campmeeting choirs in PA, OH, and FL, at the Gainesville Bible Conference as well. He became a gospel song composer, arranger, editor, and publisher. He wrote cantatas, oratorios, choir anthems, and hundreds of gospel songs. He also edited several hymnals. Along with Irvin Mack, he founded the Hall-Mack Publishing Company (later Rodeheaver). They published nine songbooks. He was a member of the 7th Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia.
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J. Lincoln Hall
Ambrose N. Blatchford
1842 - 1924 Person Name: A. N. Blatchford Author of "Forward, Children, Forward" in The Voice of Praise Blatchford, Ambrose Nichols, B.A., born at Plymouth, 1842, and educated for the Unitarian Ministry at Manchester New College, London. He also graduated at the London University as B.A. In 1866, he became junior colleague to the late Rev. William James, Minister of Lewin's Mead Meeting, Bristol, and on the death of Mr. James, in 1876, the sole pastor. Mr. Blatchford's hymns were written for the Sunday School anniversary services at Lewin's Mead Meeting, on the dates given below, and were adapted to existing melodies. They were first printed as fly-leaves and include:—
1. A gladsome hymn of praise we sing. Praise. 1876.
2. Awake to the duty, prepare for the strife. Duty. 1878.
3. Lord, without Thy constant blessing. Divine Help. 1875.
4. Night clouds around us silently are stealing. Evening. 1878.
5. O Lord of Life, for all Thy care. Praise. 1875.
6. O'er the wide and restless ocean. Life & Hope. 1878.
7. Once more the shadows fall. Evening. 1880.
8. Softly the silent night. Evening. 1875.
Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 were first published in W. B. Stevenson's School Hymnal, 1880, and Nos. 3, 7. and 8 in the Sunday School Hymn Book of the Sunday School Association, Lond., 1881.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Blatchford, Ambrose Nichols, p. 145, i. Since 1866 Minister of Lewin's Mead, Bristol. His Songs of Praise for School and Church, a collection of 56 hymns, was published in 1897. Additional hymns by him are:—
1. On weary hearts descending. Close of School Anniversary.
2. Silent and soft, the first faint gleam of day. Christmas.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ambrose N. Blatchford
Charles W. Wendte
1844 - 1931 Person Name: C. W. Wendte Composer of "[Forward, children, forward!]" in Heart and Voice Wendte, Rev. Charles William. (Boston, Massachusetts, June 11, 1844--September 9, 1911, San Francisco, California). He graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in 1869 and served Unitarian churches in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Newport, Rhode Island From 1885 to 1900 he was engaged in denominational work on the Pacific Coast and thereafter was Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the American Unitarian Association, Boston, spending a part of each year in Europe. Long intrested in Sunday Schools he published in 1886 The Carol, for Sunday School and Home; a book of songs for use by children and young people entitled Jubilate Deo in 1900; and another in 1908 entitled Heart and Voice, a Collection of Songs and Services for the Sunday-School and Home. In 1907 he wrote a hymn on "The City of God" beginning "Not given to us from out of the sky," which was included in The New Hymn and Tune Book, 1914, and in Hymns of the Spirit, 1937, (with a slight alteration by the author).
--Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives
Charles W. Wendte
