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[A word of prayer when the day begins]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Edmund Simon Lorenz Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55545 65315 56676 Used With Text: A Word Of Prayer

Author: Frances McKinnon Morton Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A word of prayer when the day begins Refrain First Line: A word of prayer in the morning Lyrics: 1 A word of pray’r when the day begins Brings a day of blessing sure; A word of pray’r when the twilight dims Brings a night of rest secure. Refrain: A word of pray’r in the morning, A word of pray’r at night! When sorely distressed, A pray’r brings you rest, Making all things right! 2 A word of pray’r when the heart is sad Brings you comfort, peace and rest; A word of pray’r when the days are glad Adds a joy to hours most blest. [Refrain] 3 A word of pray’r when the heart is lone Brings a Friend to understand; A word of pray’r when your strength is gone Brings the clasp of a mighty hand. [Refrain] 4 Always a pray’r to the God above Brings a blessing sweet and true; Enfolds your heart in His tender love, Lends His boundless strength to you. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [A word of prayer when the day begins]

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A Word Of Prayer

Author: Frances McKinnon Morton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7911 First Line: A word of prayer when the day begins Refrain First Line: A word of prayer in the morning Lyrics: 1 A word of prayer when the day begins Brings a day of blessing sure; A word of prayer when the twilight dims Brings a night of rest secure. Refrain: A word of prayer in the morning, A word of prayer at night! When sorely distressed, A prayer brings you rest, Making all things right! 2 A word of prayer when the heart is sad Brings you comfort, peace and rest; A word of prayer when the days are glad Adds a joy to hours most blest. [Refrain] 3 A word of prayer when the heart is lone Brings a Friend to understand; A word of prayer when your strength is gone Brings the clasp of a mighty hand. [Refrain] 4 Always a prayer to the God above Brings a blessing sweet and true; Enfolds your heart in His tender love, Lends His boundless strength to you. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [A word of prayer when the day begins]

A Word of Prayer

Author: Frances McKinnon Morton Hymnal: His Worthy Praise #79 (1915) First Line: A word of prayer when the day begins Refrain First Line: A word of prayer in the morning Lyrics: 1 A word of pray’r when the day begins Brings a day of blessing sure; A word of pray’r when the twilight dims Brings a night of rest secure. Refrain: A word of pray’r in the morning, A word of pray’r at night! When sorely distressed, A pray’r brings you rest, Making all things right! 2 A word of pray’r when the heart is sad Brings you comfort, peace and rest; A word of pray’r when the days are glad Adds a joy to hours most blest. [Refrain] 3 A word of pray’r when the heart is lone Brings a Friend to understand; A word of pray’r when your strength is gone Brings the clasp of a mighty hand. [Refrain] 4 Always a pray’r to the God above Brings a blessing sweet and true; Enfolds your heart in His tender love, Lends His boundless strength to you. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [A word of prayer when the day begins]

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Frances McKinnon Morton

Author of "A Word of Prayer" in His Worthy Praise

Edmund S. Lorenz

1854 - 1942 Person Name: E. S. Lorenz Composer of "[A word of prayer when the day begins]" in His Worthy Praise Pseudonymns: John D. Cresswell, L. S. Edwards, E. D. Mund, ==================== Lorenz, Edmund Simon. (North Lawrence, Stark County, Ohio, July 13, 1854--July 10, 1942, Dayton, Ohio). Son of Edward Lorenz, a German-born shoemaker who turned preacher, served German immigrants in northwestern Ohio, and was editor of the church paper, Froehliche Botschafter, 1894-1900. Edmund graduated from Toledo High School in 1870, taught German, and was made a school principal at a salary of $20 per week. At age 19, he moved to Dayton to become the music editor for the United Brethren Publishing House. He graduated from Otterbein College (B.A.) in 1880, studied at Union Biblical Seminary, 1878-1881, then went to Yale Divinity School where he graduated (B.D.) in 1883. He then spent a year studying theology in Leipzig, Germany. He was ordained by the Miami [Ohio] Conference of the United Brethren in Christ in 1877. The following year, he married Florence Kumler, with whom he had five children. Upon his return to the United States, he served as pastor of the High Street United Brethren Church in Dayton, 1884-1886, and then as president of Lebanon Valley College, 1887-1889. Ill health led him to resign his presidency. In 1890 he founded the Lorenz Publishing Company of Dayton, to which he devoted the remainder of his life. For their catalog, he wrote hymns, and composed many gospel songs, anthems, and cantatas, occasionally using pseudonyms such as E.D. Mund, Anna Chichester, and G.M. Dodge. He edited three of the Lorenz choir magazines, The Choir Leader, The Choir Herald, and Kirchenchor. Prominent among the many song-books and hymnals which he compiled and edited were those for his church: Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship (1874), Pilgerlieder (1878), Songs of Grace (1879), The Otterbein Hymnal (1890), and The Church Hymnal (1934). For pastors and church musicians, he wrote several books stressing hymnody: Practical Church Music (1909), Church Music (1923), Music in Work and Worship (1925), and The Singing Church (1938). In 1936, Otterbein College awarded him the honorary D.Mus. degree and Lebanon Valley College the honorary LL.D. degree. --Information from granddaughter Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter, DNAH Archives