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Power from on high

Author: Albert B. Simpson Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Gracious heavenly Father, hear thy people's cry Refrain First Line: Power, power, power from on high

[Gracious heav'nly Father]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 33261 72712 34432 Used With Text: Power from On High

[Gracious heavn'ly Father]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. A. B. Simpson Incipit: 32121 56716 53212 Used With Text: Power from On High

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Author: A. B. Simpson Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life #411 (1936) First Line: Gracious heav'nly Father Refrain First Line: Power, power, power from on high Lyrics: 1 Gracious heav’nly Father, Hear Thy people’s cry, See us how we languish, Help us ere we die. Send us by Thy Spirit, Power from on high. Chorus: Power, power, power from on high, Send us by Thy Spirit Power from on high. 2 Send divine conviction, Bring salvation nigh; Crucify and quicken, Save and sanctify. Blessed Spirit bring us Power from on high. [Chorus] 3 As the heav’nly sunshine bringing summer nigh, As the show’rs that water Deserts parched and dry, Quick’ning Spirit bring us Power from on high. [Chorus] 4 Father at Thy footstool, Low Thy people lie, Waiting for Thy promise; Hear our helpless cry; Send us, Father send us Power from on high. [Chorus] Topics: Holy Spirit Languages: English Tune Title: [Gracious heav'nly Father]

Power from on high

Author: Albert B. Simpson Hymnal: The New Crusade Songs #d12 (1940) First Line: Gracious heavenly Father, hear thy people's cry Refrain First Line: Power, power, power from on high

Power from on high

Author: Albert B. Simpson Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life. Rev. ed. #d131 (1962) First Line: Gracious heavenly Father, hear thy people's cry Refrain First Line: Power, power, power from on high Languages: English

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A. B. Simpson

1843 - 1919 Person Name: A. B. S. Author of "Power from On High" in Hymns of the Christian Life No. 2 Albert B. Simpson was the founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. Dianne Shapiro

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[Gracious heav'nly Father]" in Hymns of the Christian Life 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)