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[Over the ocean wave far far away]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. W. E. Penn; D. E. Dortch Incipit: 55565 13212 55565 Used With Text: The Macedonian Cry

The Macedonian Cry

Author: Anon. Appears in 66 hymnals First Line: Over the ocean wave far far away Refrain First Line: Pity us, Pity us Used With Tune: [Over the ocean wave far far away]

Instances

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Author: Anon. Hymnal: Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #345 (1892) First Line: Over the ocean wave, far, far away Refrain First Line: Pity us, Pity us Languages: English Tune Title: [Over the ocean wave, far, far away]

The Macedonian Cry

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Dortch's Gospel Voices #417 (1902) First Line: Over the ocean wave far far away Refrain First Line: Pity us, Pity us Languages: English Tune Title: [Over the ocean wave far far away]

People

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "The Macedonian Cry" in Dortch's Gospel Voices In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

D. E. Dortch

1851 - 1928 Arranger of "[Over the ocean wave far far away]" in Dortch's Gospel Voices Born: March 5, 1851, Theta, Tennessee. Died: November 9/11, 1928, Tennessee. Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee. Dortch was teaching music in Maury, Tennessee, in 1880, and was working as an evangelist by 1886. His works include: Tidings of Joy (Columbia, Tennessee: 1878) National Tidings of Joy (Nashville, Tennessee: National Baptist Convention of America, 1878) Gospel Melodies, with William Dale & Charles Pollock (Nashville, Tennessee: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1890) Spirit and Life, with Edmund Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: Christian Publishing Association, 1893) Choice Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: National Baptist Convention of America, 1894) Gospel Voices (Nashville, Tennessee: South-Western Publishing House, 1895) Gospel Voices No. 3 (Columbia, Tennessee: David E. Dortch, 1902) Hymns of Victory, Parts 1 and 2 (Columbia, Tennessee: Dortch Publishing Company, 1905) Happy Greetings to All (Charlotte, North Carolina: Dortch Publishing Company, 1916) © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Person Name: Rev. W. E. Penn Composer of "[Over the ocean wave far far away]" in Dortch's Gospel Voices Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).