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Some One Is Dying

Representative Text

1 Some one is needing your help,
Some one is sad and lone;
Some one is weary and weak,
Some one is almost gone.

Refrain:
Drifting away, dying to-day,
Some one, 'tis some one you love;
Why do you wait?--ere 'tis too late,
Point them to heav'n above.

2 Some one is wand'ring away,
Trav'ling the paths of sin;
Some one should find them just now,
Some one should bring them in. [Refrain]

3 Some one is looking to you,
Watching your life each day,
List'ning to hear your glad call,
Waiting to learn the way. [Refrain]

4 Some one is losing his soul;
How can you silent be,
Watching the life lights go out--
Lost for eternity? [Refrain]

Source: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #127

Author: B. B. Edmiaston

Bernard Bates Edmiaston Born: Ju­ly 16, 1881, Ben­netts, Bax­ter Coun­ty, Ar­kan­sas. Died: De­cem­ber 2, 1964, Bronte, Tex­as. Buried: Fair­view Ce­me­te­ry, Bronte, Tex­as. Bernard was the son of Da­vid W. Ed­mi­as­ton and Geor­gia Ann Flu­ty, and hus­band of El­la Al­len. He stu­died mu­sic un­der Ru­fus Tur­ner, Frank­lin Ei­land, W. H. Law­son, Ber­ry Mc­Gee, Em­mett Dean, G. W. Fields, John Her­bert, and ma­ny oth­ers, and taught sing­ing schools for at least 38 years. He wrote and pub­lished songs through the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny, Wa­co, Tex­as, and was di­rec­tor of the South­ern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal School of Mu­sic in W­aco. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Someone is needing your help
Title: Some One Is Dying
Author: B. B. Edmiaston (1915)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Drifting away, dying today
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Christian Hymns #149

Complete Christian Hymnal #d178

Gospel Tidings, a Book of Select Gospel Songs #d101

Hymns of Praise #69

Standard Gospel Songs #262

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The Church Hymnal No. 2 #77

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The Church Hymnal #77

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The Guiding Star #46

The Hymnal, a Collection of Gospel Songs and Hymns #d240

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The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #127

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Tidings of Glory #5

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