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[Welcome the day for the children again!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Howard E. Smith Incipit: 56356 35634 72761 Used With Text: Garlands of Daisies

Author: Flora Kirkland Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Welcome the day for the children again! Refrain First Line: Garlands of cheery daisies Used With Tune: [Welcome the day for the children again!]

Drive the Clouds Away

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Is there a beautiful thought in your heart Refrain First Line: Doing the Savior's pleasure Lyrics: 1 Is there a beautiful thought in your heart, Jesus, the Savior, to you doth impart? Do not delay, bit it to stay, Driving the clouds away. Chorus: Doing the Savior’s pleasure, Laying up heav’nly treasure; Live in the light of his love ev’ry day, While driving the clouds away. 2 Is there a word of good cheer you can speak, Courage to give to the helpless and weak? Do not delay, speak it today, Driving the clouds away. [Chorus] 3 Is there a deed of pure love you can do? Do it for Him who doth all things for you. Do not delay, do it today, Driving the clouds away. [Chorus] 4 Is there a soul that today you may sin Into the light from the darkness of sin? Do not delay, labor and pray, win them to God today. [Chorus] Topics: Joy Used With Tune: [Is there a beautiful thought in your heart]

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Drive the Clouds Away

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Inspiring Songs No. 1 #10 (1906) First Line: Is there a beautiful thought in your heart Refrain First Line: Doing the Savior's pleasure Lyrics: 1 Is there a beautiful thought in your heart, Jesus, the Savior, to you doth impart? Do not delay, bit it to stay, Driving the clouds away. Chorus: Doing the Savior’s pleasure, Laying up heav’nly treasure; Live in the light of his love ev’ry day, While driving the clouds away. 2 Is there a word of good cheer you can speak, Courage to give to the helpless and weak? Do not delay, speak it today, Driving the clouds away. [Chorus] 3 Is there a deed of pure love you can do? Do it for Him who doth all things for you. Do not delay, do it today, Driving the clouds away. [Chorus] 4 Is there a soul that today you may sin Into the light from the darkness of sin? Do not delay, labor and pray, win them to God today. [Chorus] Topics: Joy Languages: English Tune Title: [Is there a beautiful thought in your heart]

Garlands of Daisies

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: Little Branches No. 4 #53 (1906) First Line: Welcome the day for the children again! Refrain First Line: Garlands of cheery daisies Languages: English Tune Title: [Welcome the day for the children again!]

People

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Howard E. Smith

1863 - 1918 Composer of "[Is there a beautiful thought in your heart]" in Inspiring Songs No. 1

Flora Kirkland

1862 - 1911 Author of "Garlands of Daisies" in Little Branches No. 4 Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911

Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "Drive the Clouds Away" in Inspiring Songs No. 1 Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry