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[O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 34555 65123 34355 Used With Text: What hast Thou for Me?

Author: Jennie Garnett Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command Refrain First Line: What hast thou for me Lyrics: 1 O servant that, knowing thy Master’s command, Still withholdeth from labor thy heart and thy hand, He is calling this moment and saying to thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? Refrain: What hast thou for me? what hast thou for me? For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? 2 The dews of his mercy have dropped like the rain, He has crowned thee with blessings again and again, But, alas! disappointed, he saith unto thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] 3 Remember the fig tree that fruitless was found, And they said, cut it down, for it cumbers the ground; But the Lord of the vineyard, how patient with thee! For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] 4 While others are reaping and binding the sheaves Wilt thou bring as thy off’ring a bundle of leaves? Still thy kind, loving Master is saying to thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command]

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What hast Thou for Me?

Author: Jennie Garnett Hymnal: The Ark of Praise #7 (1882) First Line: O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command Refrain First Line: What hast thou for me Lyrics: 1 O servant that, knowing thy Master’s command, Still withholdeth from labor thy heart and thy hand, He is calling this moment and saying to thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? Refrain: What hast thou for me? what hast thou for me? For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? 2 The dews of his mercy have dropped like the rain, He has crowned thee with blessings again and again, But, alas! disappointed, he saith unto thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] 3 Remember the fig tree that fruitless was found, And they said, cut it down, for it cumbers the ground; But the Lord of the vineyard, how patient with thee! For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] 4 While others are reaping and binding the sheaves Wilt thou bring as thy off’ring a bundle of leaves? Still thy kind, loving Master is saying to thee,— For thy fruit I have waited,—what hast thou for me? [Refrain] Tune Title: [O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command]

What hast Thou for Me?

Author: Jennie Garnett Hymnal: The Quartet #339 (1884) First Line: O servant that, knowing thy Master's command Languages: English Tune Title: [O servant that, knowing thy Master's command]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[O servant that, knowing Thy Master's command]" in The Ark of Praise William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman