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Author: P. P. Bilhorn Appears in 7 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: I had so many sins and He took them all away Refrain First Line: All the way to Calvary He went for me

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ALL THE WAY TO CALVARY

Meter: 13.6.6.13 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John J. Overholt Hymnal Title: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 35556 54321 33333 Used With Text: I Had So Many Sins

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He took them all away

Author: Peter P. Bilhorn Hymnal: Children's Hymns and Songs #d35 (1924) Hymnal Title: Children's Hymns and Songs First Line: I had so many sins and he took them all away Refrain First Line: All the way to Calvary he went for me Languages: English

He took them all away

Author: Peter P. Bilhorn Hymnal: Gospel Light #d97 (1921) Hymnal Title: Gospel Light First Line: I had so many sins and he took them all away Refrain First Line: All the way to Calvary he went for me Languages: English

He Took Them All Away

Author: P. P. B. Hymnal: Hymns of Heavenly Harmony #253 (1910) Hymnal Title: Hymns of Heavenly Harmony First Line: I had so many sins and He took them all away Refrain First Line: All the way to Calvary He went for me Languages: English Tune Title: [I had so many sins and He took them all away]

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. P. B. Hymnal Title: Hymns of His Grace Author of "He Took Them All Away" in Hymns of His Grace Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry

John J. Overholt

1918 - 2000 Person Name: Compiler Hymnal Title: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Arranger of "I Had So Many Sins" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship. An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation of 1000 songs, hymns and chorales. (The largest Menn. hymnal). A second hymnal was begun simultaneously in the German language entitled Erweckungs Lieder Nr.1 which was brought to completion in 1986. This hymnal has a total of 200 selections with a small addendum of English hymns. Mr. Overholt married in 1965 to an accomplished soprano Vera Marie Sommers, who was not to be outdone by her husband's creativity and compiled a hymnal of 156 selections entitled Be Glad and Sing, directed to children and youth and first printed in 1986. During this later career of hymn publishing, Mr. Overholt also found time for Gospel team work throughout Europe. At this writing he is preparing for a 5th consecutive tour which he arranges and guides. The countries visited will be Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, USSR and Romania. Mr. Overholt was called to the Christian ministry in 1957 and resides at Sarasota, Florida where he is co-minister of a Beachy Amish-Mennonite Church. Five children were born to this family and all enjoy worship in song. --Letter from Hannah Joanna Overholt to Mary Louise VanDyke, 10 October 1990, DNAH Archives. Photo enclosed.

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Hymnal Title: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 Author of "I Had So Many Sins" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 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.