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[As the brazen serpent in the wilderness] (Morris)

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. C.H. Morris Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 34456 53451 72345

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: As the brazen serpent in the wilderness Refrain First Line: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world Lyrics: 1 As the brazen serpent in the wilderness, Moses once uplifted, dying souls to bless: So we lift up Jesus to the sons of men, Bidding dying sinners look and live again. Chorus: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world, Tho' the darts of Satan 'gainst us may be hurled; For the bread of heaven millions starve and die, We will lift up Jesus as the days go by. 2 Adam's sinful fall has ruined all our race, And the world needs Jesus and His saving grace; Needs the peace and comfort which He can bestow, Needs the blood which washes whiter than the snow. [Chorus] 3 To our great commission we will dare be true, Preaching full salvation as He'd have us do; He alone can save and wholly sanctify, So we lift up Jesus as the days go by. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [As the brazen serpent in the wilderness]

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We Will Lift Up Jesus

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #112 (1916) First Line: As the brazen serpent in the wilderness Refrain First Line: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world Lyrics: 1 As the brazen serpent in the wilderness, Moses once uplifted, dying souls to bless: So we lift up Jesus to the sons of men, Bidding dying sinners look and live again. Chorus: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world, Tho' the darts of Satan 'gainst us may be hurled; For the bread of heaven millions starve and die, We will lift up Jesus as the days go by. 2 Adam's sinful fall has ruined all our race, And the world needs Jesus and His saving grace; Needs the peace and comfort which He can bestow, Needs the blood which washes whiter than the snow. [Chorus] 3 To our great commission we will dare be true, Preaching full salvation as He'd have us do; He alone can save and wholly sanctify, So we lift up Jesus as the days go by. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [As the brazen serpent in the wilderness]

We Will Lift Up Jesus

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Eternal Praise #96 (1917) First Line: As the brazen serpent in the wilderness Refrain First Line: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world Languages: English Tune Title: [As the brazen serpent in the wilderness]

We Will Lift Up Jesus

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Treasury of Song #152 (1917) First Line: As the brazen serpent in the wilderness Refrain First Line: We will lift up Jesus to a dying world Languages: English Tune Title: [As the brazen serpent in the wilderness]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. M. Author of "We Will Lift Up Jesus" in The New Praiseworthy Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke