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Author: Priscilla J. Owens Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Appears in 141 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Will your anchor hold in the storms of life Refrain First Line: We have an anchor that keeps the soul Topics: Perseverance

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WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD?

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 136 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 Hymnal Title: The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 12316 22171 33225 Used With Text: We have an anchor that keeps the soul

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We Have an Anchor

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: 112 Familiar Hymns and Gospel Songs #3 (1945) Hymnal Title: 112 Familiar Hymns and Gospel Songs First Line: Will your anchor hold in the storms of life Refrain First Line: We have an anchor that keeps the soul Languages: English Tune Title: [Will your anchor hold in the storms of life]

Will your anchor hold

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #835 (2008) Hymnal Title: Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) Languages: English Tune Title: [Will your anchor hold]

We Have an Anchor

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Assembly Songs #193 (1948) Hymnal Title: Assembly Songs First Line: Will your anchor hold in the storms of life Refrain First Line: We have an anchor that keeps the soul Languages: English Tune Title: [Will your anchor hold in the storms of life]

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Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens, 1829-1907 Hymnal Title: Revival Hymns and Choruses Author of "We Have an Anchor" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 Hymnal Title: Revival Hymns and Choruses Composer of "[Will your anchor hold in the storms of life]" in Revival Hymns and Choruses William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman