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Sing a hymn to Jesus
Author: E. P. Hood Appears in 14 hymnals Used With Tune: FLEURY
Sing a hymn to Jesus
AVONDALE (Cawthorne)
Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George F. Cawthorne Tune Sources: The Primitive Methodist Hymnal Supplement with Tunes, edited by George Booth (London: Primitive Methodist Publishing House, 1912), number 56 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 11765 32343 23334 Used With Text: Sing a Hymn to Jesus
AVONDALE (Cawthorne)
[Sing a hymn to Jesus]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George S. Weeks Incipit: 33323 53321 23213 Used With Text: Sing a Hymn to Jesus
[Sing a hymn to Jesus]
Sing a Hymn to Jesus
Author: Edwin P. Hood Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6108 Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11 First Line: Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint Lyrics: 1. Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint,
Tell it all to Jesus, comfort or complaint.
If the work is sorrow, if the way is long,
If thou dread’st the morrow, tell it Him in song;
Though thy heart be aching for the crown and palm,
Keep thy spirits waking with a thankful psalm.
2. Jesus, we are lowly, Thou art very high;
We are all unholy, Thou art purity;
We are frail and fleeting, Thou art still the same;
All life’s joys are meeting in Thy blessèd name.
Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint,
Tell it all to Jesus, comfort or complaint.
3. All His words are music, though they make me weep,
Infinitely tender, infinitely deep.
Time can never render all in Him I see;
Infinitely tender, human deity.
Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint,
Tell it all to Jesus, comfort or complaint.
4. Jesus, let me love Thee, infinitely sweet,
What are the poor odors I bring to Thy feet?
Yet I truly love Thee; come into my heart,
And ere long remove me to be where Thou art.
Thus I sing to Jesus when my heart is faint;
So I tell to Jesus comfort or complaint. Languages: English Tune Title: AVONDALE (Cawthorne)
Sing a Hymn to Jesus
Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint
Author: Edwin Paxton Hood (1820-1885) Hymnal: The Song Companion to the Scriptures #36 (1911) Languages: English Tune Title: FLEURY
Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint
Tell it all to Jesus
Author: Edwin Paxton Hood Hymnal: The New Song #128 (1875) First Line: Sing a hymn to Jesus, when the heart is faint
Tell it all to Jesus
E. J. Hopkins
1818 - 1901 Person Name: Edward John Hopkins (1818- ) Composer of "DEVA" in Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England.
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E. J. Hopkins
Edwin Paxton Hood
1820 - 1885 Person Name: Rev. Edwin Paxton Hood (1820-1885) Author of "Sing a hymn to Jesus" in Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship Hood, Edwin Paxton, was born in Half-moon Street, London, Oct. 24, 1820. He was self-educated. In 1852 he became the Independent Minister at Nibley, Gloucestershire, where lie remained until 1857, when he removed to Offord Road, London. He held several charges (Brighton, Manchester, &c), the last being Falcon Square, London. He died in Paris, June 12, 1885.
Mr. Hood was a striking and suggestive preacher, and one of the most voluminous writers of the age. His published works, including The Age and its Architects, 1862; Exposition of Swedenborg, 1854; Lamps of the Temple, 1856; Thomas Carlyle, 1875; Oliver Cromwell, 1882, &c, are too numerous to give in detail. He also edited (and was the chief contributor to) The Eclectic Review for 8 years, and The Preacher's Lantern for 2 years.
As a hymn-writer he is best known as the author of hymns for children. These hymns have a freshness and simplicity which are attractive to children. Some of the best and most popular were written for Sunday School Anniversaries at Nibley, 1852-7. He also edited:-
(1) Our Hymn Book (a similar title, but a distinct work from Mr. Spurgeon's Collection). This was published specially for the use of his own congregations, and was enlarged from time to time. 1st ed. Brighton, 1862, enlarged 1868, 1873, and 1879. The last ed. contains 47 of his hymns. (2) The Children's Choir, 1870.
His hymns in common use outside of his own collections are:—
1. Angel of God, thy wings expanded. Missions. In his Our Hymn Book, 1862.
2. Bride of the Lamb, sweet spices bring. Easter. In his Our Hymn Book, 1862.
3. Earth in beauty smiles again. Summer (1852-57).
4. God, Who hath made the daisies. Early Piety (1852-57).
5. Heart-broken and weary, where'er thou may'st be. Christ's Invitation. First published at the end of the first sermon in his Dark Sayings on a Harp, 1865, and then in his Our Hymn Book, 1879.
6. I hear a sweet voice ringing clear. Divine Protection (1862).
7. I love to think, though I am young. Jesus the Holy Child.
8. 0 Jesus, Saviour, we are young. Child's Prayer for Guidance (1852-57).
9. Rest remaineth, 0 how sweet. Heaven our Rest. In his Our Hymn Book, 1862. A pathetic hymn sung at his funeral.
10. Saviour and Master, these sayings of Thine. The Sand and the Rock. Written at the Portland Breakwater, in the winter of 1858-59, and first published in his first volume of Sermons, 1860, at the close of that on "The Sand and the Rock." He says, “I walked the other day over the Great Breakwater at Portland, and there, whilst the rain descended and the floods came I thought and wrote out these verses." The hymn is in his Our Hymn Book, 1879, Horder's Congregational Hymnal, 1884, &c. It has also been printed on a fly-leaf for use in Portland Prison.
11. Sing a hymn to Jesus when the heart is faint. Consecration of Self to Jesus. Suggested by a tune heard at Vespers in Fontainbleau Church, and first published in Bye Path Meadow, 1870, and again in Our Hymn Book, 1879.
12. Sweet hallelujahs! The birds and the blossoms. Universal Praise. Written for the S. S. Anniversary, Offord Road Chapel, 1860, and published in Our Hymn Book.
13. Teach me, O Lord, where'er I move. God's Presence desired. (1852-57)
14. There is a word I fain would speak. Redemption. Written for Sunday School Anniversary at Offord Road Chapel, 1858, and published in Our Hymn Book, 1862.
15. There's a beautiful land where the rains never beat. Heaven. (1852-57.) In his Children's Choir, 1870. &c.
16. Unless the Lord the city keep. God the Pastor's Strength. Written at the request of the Deacons of Offord Road Chapel, for the Recognition Service of the Rev. J. C. Jones. In his Our Hymn Book, No. 317.
17. We love the good old Bible. Holy Scripture. (1852-57.) Given in several collections.
The most popular of these hymns are Nos. 4 and 7. Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17 are from the Children's Choir, 1870. These are in numerous collections. [Rev. W. Garrett Horder]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology
Edwin Paxton Hood
