I. Baltzell

I. Baltzell
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Short Name: I. Baltzell
Full Name: Baltzell, I. (Isaiah), 1832-1893
Birth Year: 1832
Death Year: 1893

Baltzell, Isaiah. (near Frederick, Maryland, November 26, 1832--January 16, 1893, Frederick). He was educated in the common schools, and at New Windsor Academy, Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859 he married Cecilia Caroline James at Mountain Jackson, Virginia. Originally a Lutheran, he joined the United Brethren Church in 1847, was licensed to preach by the Virginia Conference in 1854, and ordained in 1856. In 1862 he joined the Pennsylvania Conference. He was presiding elder from 1875 to 1880, and from 1883 to 1889. He was a delegate to three General Conferences, and was a trustee of Otterbein University. In 1873 he was appointed by the General Conference a member of the committee to superintend the publication of Hymns for the Sanctuary. His first compilation was Revival Songster (Baltimore, 1859). He was joint editor, with G.W.M. Rigor, or Choral Gems (1871); joint editor, with E.S. Lorenz, of Heavenly Carols, Songs of Grace, Gates of Praise, Songs of Cheer, Songs of the Kingdom, Holy Voices, Songs of Refreshing, Notes of Triumph, Garnered Sheaves, Songs of the Morning, and The Master's Praise. He was also author of music and services for special occasions, and the editor and publisher of Carols of Praise.

See: Shuey, W.A. (1892). Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House; Historical and Descriptive: 243-244.

Some of his hymns bear the pseudonym Amicus.

--Harry Eskew, DNAH Archives


Texts by I. Baltzell (143)AsAuthority LanguagesInstancessort descending
Auf dem Lebensmeer wir segelnI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Awake, awake, make ready for the fightI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Beautiful mansions prepared for meIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Blessed Savior, with Thy thorny crownI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Come, let us sing a cheerful strainIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Come, little children, and adore Him, Savior of all, He reigns aboveIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Come, weary soul, sin burdened and distressedIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Der frohe Tag bricht anIsaiah Baltzell (Author)German1
Ein Arbeiter für Jesum will ich seinI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Gentle Shepherd of the sheepIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Go ye forth and scatter seeds of kindnessIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Hallelujah, Jesus saves me, I am washed in blood divineI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Hark, the angels singing, Wake the happy mornI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English1
Hark, the song of temperance, swelling over hill and plainIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Hear the proclamation sounding far and nearIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Hear the voice of the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Ho, everyone who thirsts, draw nighI. Baltzell (Author)English1
How sweet are the words of the gospelIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
I cannot save my soul from sinIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
I will go to Jesus, He's my loving SaviorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
I will sing of the mercies of GodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
I'm clinging to Thee my SaviorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
In the Master's vineyard there is work to do (Baltzell)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
I've long been a sinner, but now I can singIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Jesus, ich komm' zu dirI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Kindlich vereint und erfüllet mit DankI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Let me stay where my spirit is feastingIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Let the nations rejoice, for the Savior is comeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Let us raise our hearts and voices in a gospel songIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Let us work, let us work in the vineyard todayIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Lo, the fields are white and the laborers few (Carlin)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Look at my pretty flowersIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Look ever to Jesus! O languishing soul!I. Baltzell (Author)English1
Mir ist Heil geworden durch des Lammes BlutI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Nimm mein Herz, o JesusI. Baltzell (Author)German1
Now begin the heavenly race, Jesus calls todayI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O, brother, go to Jesus when troubled or distressedI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O come let us make the welkin ringIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
O look beyond the shadowsI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O sinner, the Savior is calling, He offers you pardon nowI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O sinner, the Savior is calling, In accents of mercy and loveI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O the Savior is standing at the doorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
On the Rock I stand, there is safety thereI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Rest, rest, sweetly restIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Round the throne behold a glorious band, singingIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Safe in the life boat proudly we sailIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Sinner, the banquet is waitingI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Stimm Jubellieder an, du Streiterschar des HerrnI. Baltzell (Author)German1
The birdlings sang their early notesI. Baltzell (Author)English1
The reapers now for many a dayIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
The Spirit is striving dear sinnerIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
There is work for the hand, there is work for the heartI. Baltzell (Author)English1
There is work, there is work for the servants of GodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
This festival day we'll be happy and gayI. Baltzell (Author)English1
We are coming, we are coming, We have heard your plaintive cryIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
We love to sing togetherIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
We sometimes speak of a sad, still hourIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Wenn der Sturm des Lebens brausetI. Baltzell (Author)German1
When this fitful life is overI. Baltzell (Author)1
Whosoever will may come, O wondrous messageIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Whosoever will! shout aloud the soundIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Would you leave the ways of sinI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Anseio trabalhar por meu SenhorI. Baltzell (Author)Portuguese2
Blessed Jesus, I would ever beI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Come, let us rejoice as we come before the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Come sing the praise of Jesus, Lamb of GodI. B. (Author)English2
Gone, gone, dead and goneI. Baltzell (Author)2
Hark! what mean those holy voicesI. B. (Author (Chorus))English2
How long, O how long must our pleading be vain?Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English2
I am sweeping toward the golden gateI. Baltzell (Author)2
I am weary of earth, for the friends I loveI. Baltzell (Author)2
I long for that beautiful home over thereI. Baltzell (Author)2
I see the bright light as it beams from the eyeI. Baltzell (Author)English2
I'm sweeping toward the golden gateI. Baltzell (Author)2
March to battle ever firm and trueI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Nearer, my God, to thee, Thou who has diedRev. I. Baltzell (Author)2
O how blessed is the service of the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English2
O, redemption's wondrous storyI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Praise the Lord, Jehovah, in His courts belowI. B. (Author)English2
Ring out the sweet notes of the Christmas bellsI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Say not, O Christian reaperRev. I. Baltzell (Author)2
The Spirit came in childhoodL. Baltzall (Author)English2
There's a glorious kingdom, ever bright and fairI. Baltzell (Author)2
There's a place where my loved ones are goneI. Baltzell (Author)English2
We are on our journey homeward, To a landI. Baltzell (Author)2
We come to praise the Savior's nameI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Weary souls that wander wide, Come to the crossIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English2
When the clouds are gathering over thee (Baltzell)Rev. I. Baltzell (Author)English2
Which way are you going, my brother? Consider the question I prayI. C. B. (Author)English2
"Whosoever will," O hear the joyful soundI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Blessed are the faithful, watching for the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English3
I'm going yonder bright gloryIsaiah Baltzell (Author)3
Jesus is ready to save you, Ready to save you just nowI. B. (Author)English3
Marching onward, marching onwardIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
Murmur not, my soul, though here in sorrowI. B. (Author)English3
Must Jesus bear the cross aloneI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English3
O brother, this world is a vineyardI. B. (Author)English3
O come today to the fountain, That flows for you and meI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English3
O, full salvation, Flowing for meI. B. (Author)English3
O weary wanderer, dark night comes onI. Baltzell (Author)English3
Ready to go, ready to go, I have fought the tempter downIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
See the mighty hosts of Zion gatheringIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
There is rest for the soul in the rich crimson tideI. B. (Author)English3
Today the Savior calls, Come, children, comeI. B. (Author)English3
When we all gather home in the morning, On the banks of the bright crystal seaI. B. (Author)English3
Who came to earth to die for allIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
"Almost persuaded" to leave the ways of sinI. B. (Author)English4
Come, little soldiers, 'list in the armyIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English4
Hark, the angelic song from the regions afarI. B. (Author)English4
I am the Way, O hear ye the blessed Savior sayI. Baltzell (Author)English4
I'll sing of a theme most sublimeI. Baltzell (Author)English4
Jesus calls, "Dear children, Come to me and live"I. B. (Author)English4
Jesus, I come to Thee, Just as I amIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English4
Merry the hearts that have gathered todayI. B. (Author)English4
Now begin the heavenly race, Christ calls todayRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English4
O how happy I feel as I gazeI. B. (Author)English4
When the tempest high is raging, As I sail over life's rough seaI. Baltzell (Author)English4
I once was a stranger to grace and to God (M'Cheyne)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English5
Jesus died on the treeRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English5
Lo! our vessel's on the oceanI. B. (Author)English5
O come, little children, your Savior is callingI. Baltzell (Author)English5
Praise ye the Lord! praise ye the Lord! praise ye the Lord!Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English5
We're coming, we're coming, dear SaviorI. B. (Author)English5
I'm nearing the gates of the city, Yon city so bright and so fairI. B. (Author)English6
Precious Jesus, I am comingI. B. (Author)English6
We are sailing on the old ship of ZionI. B. (Author)English6
Yo quiero trabajar por el SeñorI. Baltzell (Author)Spanish6
Anhelo trabajar por el SeñorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)Spanish7
O, come to the Savior today, 'Tis folly to wait till tomorrowI. B. (Author)English7
I have found redemption in the Savior's bloodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English8
I love to think of my heavenly homeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English8
Scarcely saved, O what a wordIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English10
We're a happy pilgrim band, Sailing to the goodly landI. B. (Author)English10
I will watch and wait for the morning's dawnIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English11
Take my heart, dear JesusRev. Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English12
On the shore beyond [across] the seaIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English15
Good news comes over the seaRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English16
Over the river, the river of time, Lies a bright land of a verdure sublimeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English18
Savior, at the cross I'm waitingI. B. (Author)English18
When the storm in its fury on Galilee fell And lifted its waters highIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English28
O Jesus, Savior, I long to restIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English32
We'll all gather home in the morningRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English36
I want to be a worker for the Lord, I want to love and trust his holy wordI. B. (Author)English176

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