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[To His dear voice I listened]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 34555 51557 65233

I Belong to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: To His dear voice I listened Refrain First Line: His grace and loving kindness Used With Tune: [To His dear voice I listened]

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12890 First Line: To His dear voice I listened Refrain First Line: His grace and lovingkindness Lyrics: 1 To His dear voice I listened, And to my Lord I came; He filled my heart with music, Glad praises to His name. Refrain: His grace and lovingkindness, My song shall ever be; For I belong to Jesus, And He belongs to me; For I belong to Jesus, And He belongs to me. 2 My Savior’s yoke is easy, And His commands are sweet; My joy it is to follow The prints of His dear feet. [Refrain] 3 And when my heart is troubled, I come to Him for rest; He speaketh words of comfort, While leaning on His breast. [Refrain] 4 When I shall reach the homeland, My Savior I shall see; For I belong to Jesus, And He belongs to me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [To His dear voice I listened]

I Belong to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: World-Wide Hosannas #37 (1904) First Line: To His dear voice I listened Refrain First Line: His grace and loving kindness Topics: Assurance; Confession; Consecration; Fellowship; Following; Grace Languages: English Tune Title: [To His dear voice I listened]

I Belong to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Songs of Service #1 (1910) First Line: To His dear voice I listened Refrain First Line: His grace and loving kindness Languages: English Tune Title: [To His dear voice I listened]

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Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "I Belong to Jesus" in The Voice of Praise No. 3 Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry

Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[To His dear voice I listened]" in The Voice of Praise No. 3 Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/