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[We come to thee, Lord Jesus, with offerings]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: T. R. Bowden Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 32435 42426 53324 Used With Text: Consecration Prayer (for the Junior Societies)

Author: Julia H. Johnston Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, as Thy face we seek Lyrics: 1 Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, as Thy face we seek; We would be like Jesus, loving, gentle, meek. Refrain: Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, lead us all the way; Show us how to please Thee, keep us lest we stray. 2 Teach us this sweet lesson, best of all below; Make us like our Savior, who has loved us so. [Refrain] 3 Daily, daily growing like our Lord on high, We shall see and know Him, yonder by and by. [Refrain] 4 Teach us, Lord, to love Thee; then, with hearts so true, We shall love our neighbor, as we ought to do. [Refrain] Used With Tune: JACOB LAKE Text Sources: Bible Study Songs, by Bertha F. Vella and Daniel. B. Towner (Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1899)

Consecration Prayer (for the Junior Societies)

Author: Julia H. Johnston Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: We come to thee, Lord Jesus Refrain First Line: Lord, hear our prayer Lyrics: 1 We come to thee, Lord Jesus, With off'rings full and free; Ourselves and all our service, We consecrate to thee. Chorus: Lord, hear our prayer, Hear and receive us now; Lord, hear our prayer, As before thy face we bow. 2 Our wayward hearts we bring thee, So readily still to sin; Oh, take the hearts we offer, And make them pure within. [Chorus] 3 Our hands and feet we give thee, Our lips, our lives, our all; Lord, send us on thine errands, And keep us lest we fall. [Chorus] 4 We long to love and please thee, As Master thee we own; Oh, help us, loving Saviour, We are so weak alone. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [We come to thee, Lord Jesus, with offerings]

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Teach Us, Lord, To Love Thee

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8088 Meter: 11.11.11.11 First Line: Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, as Thy face we seek Lyrics: 1 Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, as Thy face we seek; We would be like Jesus, loving, gentle, meek. Refrain: Teach us, Lord, to love Thee, lead us all the way; Show us how to please Thee, keep us lest we stray. 2 Teach us this sweet lesson, best of all below; Make us like our Savior, who has loved us so. [Refrain] 3 Daily, daily growing like our Lord on high, We shall see and know Him, yonder by and by. [Refrain] 4 Teach us, Lord, to love Thee; then, with hearts so true, We shall love our neighbor, as we ought to do. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: JACOB LAKE

Consecration Prayer (for the Junior Societies)

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Bible Study Songs #25 (1899) First Line: We come to thee, Lord Jesus Refrain First Line: Lord, hear our prayer Lyrics: 1 We come to thee, Lord Jesus, With off'rings full and free; Ourselves and all our service, We consecrate to thee. Chorus: Lord, hear our prayer, Hear and receive us now; Lord, hear our prayer, As before thy face we bow. 2 Our wayward hearts we bring thee, So readily still to sin; Oh, take the hearts we offer, And make them pure within. [Chorus] 3 Our hands and feet we give thee, Our lips, our lives, our all; Lord, send us on thine errands, And keep us lest we fall. [Chorus] 4 We long to love and please thee, As Master thee we own; Oh, help us, loving Saviour, We are so weak alone. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [We come to thee, Lord Jesus, with offerings]

Teach us Lord to Love Thee

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Bible Study Songs #26 (1899) First Line: Teach us, Lord, to love thee Refrain First Line: Teach us, Lord, to love thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Teach us, Lord, to love thee]

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Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Author of "Teach Us, Lord, To Love Thee" in The Cyber Hymnal Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Composer of "JACOB LAKE" Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives