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[Jesus, and shall it ever be]

Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell; Herman Voss Incipit: 33455 65542 34766 Used With Text: Ashamed of Jesus

Author: Joseph Griggs Appears in 1,296 hymnals First Line: Jesus, and shall it ever be Refrain First Line: Ashamed of Jesus, I never, I never will be Topics: Consecration Used With Tune: [Jesus, and shall it ever be]

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Ashamed of Jesus

Author: Joseph Grigg Hymnal: Make Christ King #135 (1912) First Line: Jesus, and shall it ever be Refrain First Line: Ashamed of Jesus, I never, I never will be Lyrics: 1 Jesus, and shall it ever be A mortal man ashamed of Thee? Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine thro’ endless days? Refrain: Ashamed of Jesus, I never, I never will be; For Jesus, my Savior, is not ashamed of me. 2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O’er this benighted soul of mine. [Refrain] 3 Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend, On whom my hopes of heav’n depend? No! when I blush be this my shame, That I no more revere His name. [Refrain] 4 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may, When I’ve no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus, and shall it ever be]

Ashamed of Jesus

Author: Joseph Grigg Hymnal: Christian Gospel Hymns #64 (1909) First Line: Jesus, and shall it ever be Refrain First Line: Ashamed of Jesus, I never, I never will be Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus, and shall it ever be]

Ashamed of Jesus

Author: Joseph Grigg Hymnal: Glorious Hymns #88 (1908) First Line: Jesus, and shall it ever be Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus, and shall it ever be]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[Jesus, and shall it ever be]" in Make Christ King Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry

J. Grigg

1720 - 1768 Person Name: Joseph Grigg Author of "Ashamed of Jesus" in Make Christ King Grigg, Joseph, was born in 1728, according to the D. Sedgwick’s Manuscript," but this date seems to be some six or eight years too late. He was the son of poor parents and was brought up to mechanical pursuits. In 1743 he forsook his trade and became assistant minister to the Rev. Thomas Bures, of the Presbyterian Church, Silver Street, London. On the death of Mr. Bures in 1747, he retired from the ministry, and, marrying a lady of property, look up his residence at St. Albans. He died at Walthamstow, Essex, Oct. 29, 1768. As a hymnwriter Grigg is chiefly known by two of his hymns, "Behold a stranger at the door"; and "Jesus, and can it ever be?" His hymnwriting began, it is said, at ten years of age. His published works of various kinds number over 40. Those in which his hymns are found are:— (1) Miscellanies on Moral and Religious Subjects, &c, London, Elizabeth Harrison, 1756. (2) The Voice of Danger, the Voice of God. A Sermon Preached at St. Albans, and at Box-Lane, Chiefly with a View to the apprehended Invasion. By J. Grigg. London, J. Buckland, 1756. To this is appended his hymn, "Shake, Britain, like an aspen shake." (3) Four Hymns on Divine Subjects wherein the Patience and Love of Our Divine Saviour is displayed, London, 1765. (4) Hymns by the late Rev. Joseph Grigg, Stourbridge, 1806. (5) During 1765 and 1766 he also contributed 12 hymns to The Christians Magazine. In 1861 D. Sedgwick collected his hymns and poems, and published them with a memoir as: Hymns on Divine Subjects, * * * * London, 1861. This volume contains 40 "Hymns," and 17 "Serious Poems." In the “S. MSS." Sedgwick notes that in 1861 he omitted three hymns by Grigg, which were then unknown to him, viz.:—l) On "The National Fast," appended to a sermon preached at Northampton, Feb. 13, 1761, by W. Warburton, and published in London, 1761. (2) "A Harvest Hymn by the late Rev. Joseph Grigg," in 6 stanzas, in the Evangelical Magazine, July, 1822; and (3) On the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, dated "Feb. 15, 1767." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)