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Work and Pray

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: This our constant motto be, Work and pray, work and pray Refrain First Line: Always work and pray

[This our constant motto be]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Tenney Incipit: 34556 51712 16534 Used With Text: Work and Pray

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Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Sunday School Songs #34 (1880) First Line: This our constant motto be Refrain First Line: Always work and pray Languages: English Tune Title: [This our constant motto be]

Work and Pray

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Redeemer's Praise #35 (1881) First Line: This our constant motto be Refrain First Line: Always work and pray Languages: English Tune Title: [This our constant motto be]

Work and Pray

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Sharon's Dewy Rose #36 (1880) First Line: This our constant motto be Refrain First Line: Always work and pray Languages: English Tune Title: [This our constant motto be]

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Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens Author of "Work and Pray" in Words of Life Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Composer of "[This our constant motto be]" in Words of Life John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch