Short Name: | George W. Bethune |
Full Name: | Bethune, George W. (George Washington), 1805-1862 |
Birth Year: | 1805 |
Death Year: | 1862 |
Bethune, George Washington, D.D. A very eminent divine of the Reformed Dutch body, born in New York, 1805, graduated at Dickinson Coll., Carlisle, Phila., 1822, and studied theology at Princeton. In 1827 he was appointed Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, Rinebeck, New York. In 1830 passed to Utica, in 1834 to Philadelphia, and in 1850 to the Brooklyn Heights, New York. In 1861 he visited Florence, Italy, for his health, and died in that city, almost suddenly after preaching, April 27, 1862. His Life and Letters were edited by A. R. Van Nest, 1867. He was offered the Chancellorship of New York University, and the Provostship of the University of Pennsylvania, both of which he declined. His works include The Fruits of the Spirit, 1839; Sermons, 1847; Lays of Love & Faith, 1847; The British Female Poets, 1848, and others. Of his hymns, some of which liave attained to some repute, we have:—
In his Lays, &c, 1847, Dr. Bethune included the following "Christmas Carols for Sunday School Children”:
In the same work there are also metrical renderings of Psalms ix., xix., xxiii., cxxvi., and cxxvii. In the Lyra Sacra Americana, 14 pieces by Dr. Bethune are given, including many of the above.
-John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Bethune, George Washington, p. 138, ii. Other hymns from his Lays of Love and Faith, 1847, are in common use:-
1. 'Tis He, 'tis He, I know Him now. Easter.
2. Upon the well by Sychar's gate. Resignation.
3. Yes, boar them to their rest. Evening. "Hymn to Night, suggested by the Bas-relief of Thorwaldsen."
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Texts by George W. Bethune (40) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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Come, let us sing of heaven | Rev. G. W. Bethune, D. D. (Author) | 1 | |
Der Name Jesus ist so süß | George W. Bethune (Author) | German | 1 |
Hark, the angels singing, Wake the happy morn | G. W. Bethune, D. D. (Author) | English | 1 |
I see thee sweetly smile | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 1 |
لا يوجد اسم في السما | George W. Bethune (Author) | Arabic | 1 |
ليس موت الجسم موتا | George W. Bethune (Author) | Arabic | 1 |
大地無名甜至如此!名甜至此高天無!(Dàdì wúmíng tián zhì rúcǐ! Míng tián zhìcǐ gāo tiān wú!) | George W. Bethune (Author) | Chinese | 2 |
Full many a year has sped | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
In the dying of the year | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Light of the immortal father's glory | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Live to do good, but not with thought to win | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
No hay otro nombre para mí | George W. Bethune (Author) | Spanish | 2 |
They seek their father country | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Upon the well by Sychar's gate | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
We come to the fountain, we stand by the wave | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Who shall sing if not the children | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Yes, bear them to their rest | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 2 |
Aole inoa ma ke ao | Geo. W. Bethune (Author) | Hawaiian | 3 |
God's blessing be upon our own, our native land | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 3 |
Jesus, Shepherd of Thy sheep, Hither with Thy flock we come | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 3 |
O blessed Jesus, when I see thee bending | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 3 |
The desert flower afar may bloom | George W. Bethune (Author) | 3 | |
Within her downy cradle, there lay a little child | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 3 |
I love to sing when I am glad | Rev. Dr. Bethune (Author) | English | 4 |
'Tis he, 'tis he, I know him now | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 4 |
We love to sing of Christ our King (Chorus) | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 4 |
Joy and gladness, joy and gladness | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 6 |
Farewell to thee, brother | George W. Bethune (Author) | 7 | |
If only I have Thee | George W. Bethune (Translator) | English | 7 |
Let others praise the ruby bright | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 8 |
When time seems short and death is near | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 19 |
We come, we come, with loud acclaim | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 25 |
O city of the jasper wall | Dr. Bethune (Author) | English | 26 |
O Thou who in Jordan didst bow Thy meek head | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 38 |
O Jesus, when I think of Thee | G. W. Bethune (Author) | English | 44 |
O for the happy hour | George W. Bethune (Author) | English | 49 |
Tossed upon life's raging billow | Rev. George Washington Bethune (1805-1862) (Author) | English | 65 |
Come, let us sing of Jesus, While hearts and accents blend | Rev. George Washington Bethune, 1805-1862 (Author) | English | 97 |
It is not death to die, To leave this weary road | G. W. Bethune (Translator) | English | 107 |
There is no name so sweet on earth | The Rev. George Washington Bethune, D.D. (1805-1862) (Author) | English | 241 |