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Light for One Step More
Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: What though before me it is [be] dark Refrain First Line: One step more is enough for me
Light for One Step More
[What though before me it is dark]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55551 61112 27533 Used With Text: One Step More
[What though before me it is dark]
[What tho' before me it is dark]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. Edw. Pollock Incipit: 53321 61512 32531 Used With Text: Light for One Step More
[What tho' before me it is dark]
[What though before me it is dark]
Appears in 26 hymnals Tune Sources: S. S. Hymnal Incipit: 33234 33223 11223 Used With Text: One Step More
[What though before me it is dark]
One Step More
Author: Anon. Hymnal: Joy to the World #81 (1879) First Line: What though before me it is dark Refrain First Line: One step more one step more Lyrics: 1 What though before me it is dark,
Too dark for me to see;
I ask but light for one step more,
'Tis quite enough for me.
Each little humble step I take,
The gloom clears from the next;
So though 'tis very dark beyond,
I never am perplexed.
Chorus:
One step more one step more,
I ask but light for one step more;
So tho' 'tis very dark beyond,
I ask but light for one step more.
2 And, if sometimes in the mist hangs close,
So, close I fear to stray,
Patient I wait a little while,
And soon it clears away.
I would not see my future,
For mercy veils it so;
My present steps might harder be
Did I the future know. [Chorus]
3 Perhaps my path is very short,
My journey nearly done,
And I might tremble at the thought
Of ending it so soon.
Or, if I saw a weary length
Of road that I must wend,
Fainting, I'd say, "My feeble powers
Will fail me at the end." [Chorus]
4 And so I do not wish to see
My journey and its length,
Assured that through my Father's love
Each step will bring its strength.
Thus step by step I onward go,
Not looking far before;
Trusting that I shall always have
Light for just "one step more." [Chorus]
Languages: English Tune Title: [What though before me it is dark]
One Step More
One Step More
Hymnal: Singing on the Way #29 (1882) First Line: What though before me it is dark Languages: English Tune Title: [What though before me it is dark]
One Step More
One Step More
Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnal #96 (1880) First Line: What though before me it is dark Languages: English Tune Title: [What though before me it is dark]
One Step More
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "One Step More" in Joy to the World 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.
Anonymous
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[What though before me it is dark]" in Joy to the World John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy.
Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker.
Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission
John R. Sweney
Charles Edward Pollock
1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Composer of "[What tho' before me it is dark]" in New Century Carols Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS.
John Perry
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Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following:
1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock)
1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen
1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty)
1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits
--Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives
Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).
Charles Edward Pollock
