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Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. J. Gauntlett; Rev. W. J. Mayers Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 53531 76531 12354 Used With Text: Christian children, Advent bids you

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Christian children, Advent bids you

Author: Esther Wiglesworth Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Hymns for Children; Advent Used With Tune: MELBOURNE HALL

Softly sing the sweet word "Jesus"

Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Softly sing the sweet word “Jesus,” For ‘tis full of love and rest; And the very name of Jesus Draws poor sinners to His breast. 2 Softly sing that name so tender, Many a trembling one is here; Only tenderness can draw them, And they are so very dear. 3 O, poor sinner, speak to Jesus, In the silence of thy heart; Say, “For this Thy love so wondrous, Now with all my sin I’ll part.” 4 “I will trust Thee now, Lord Jesus, Keep Thee waiting now no more; Let Thee take away my sin-stains, Let Thee heal my every sore.” 5 Jesus answers, “I receive thee; Only look on Me and live; And I now will never leave thee, All thy sins I now forgive.” 6 Sing aloud, oh, happy sinner! “Jesus says I am forgiven, And that He will never leave me Till He brings me safe to heaven.” Used With Tune: MELBOURNE HALL Text Sources: From "Llanthony Abbey Hymns"

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Christian children, Advent bids you

Author: Esther Wiglesworth Hymnal: The Book of Common Praise #714 (1939) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Hymns for Children; Advent Tune Title: MELBOURNE HALL

Softly sing the sweet word "Jesus"

Hymnal: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #475 (1902) Lyrics: 1 Softly sing the sweet word “Jesus,” For ‘tis full of love and rest; And the very name of Jesus Draws poor sinners to His breast. 2 Softly sing that name so tender, Many a trembling one is here; Only tenderness can draw them, And they are so very dear. 3 O, poor sinner, speak to Jesus, In the silence of thy heart; Say, “For this Thy love so wondrous, Now with all my sin I’ll part.” 4 “I will trust Thee now, Lord Jesus, Keep Thee waiting now no more; Let Thee take away my sin-stains, Let Thee heal my every sore.” 5 Jesus answers, “I receive thee; Only look on Me and live; And I now will never leave thee, All thy sins I now forgive.” 6 Sing aloud, oh, happy sinner! “Jesus says I am forgiven, And that He will never leave me Till He brings me safe to heaven.” Languages: English Tune Title: MELBOURNE HALL

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Henry J. Gauntlett

1805 - 1876 Person Name: H. J. Gauntlett Composer of "MELBOURNE HALL (Gauntlett)" Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman

Esther Wiglesworth

1827 - 1904 Author of "Christian children, Advent bids you" in The Book of Common Praise Wiglesworth, Esther, daughter of Thomas Wiglesworth, was born at 6 Bruce Terrace, Tottenham, Middlesex, in 1827, and is now (1891) Matron of the Magdalen Asylum, Streatham. She has composed a large number of small poetical works, and has contributed numerous hymns and poems to the periodical press. The works from which most of her hymns in common use are taken, are: Verses for the Sundays and Holidays of the Christian Seasons, 1863; (2) Verses for Christian Children, 1871; (3) Hymns for the Feasts, and other Verses, 1878; (4) Songs of Perseverance, 1885, &c. These hymns in common use include:— 1. Almighty Father, God of love. Morning. 2. Father, look upon Thy children. Confirmation. 3. God chooseth out the place. God the Guide. 4. God sets a still small voice. Conscience. 5. How beautiful is earth. Heaven. 6. Little children, Advent bids you. Advent. 7. O Fount of life and beauty. St. Barnabas. 8. Thou Who with dying lips For Orphans. 9. When we in holy worship. Divine Worship. Miss Wiglesworth's hymns are admirably suited, through their simplicity and tenderness, for the use of children. She d. Oct. 31, 1904. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)