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DULCE DOMUM
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 64 hymnals Matching Instances: 63 Composer and/or Arranger: Robert S. Ambrose Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55555 56665 32333 Used With Text: One Sweetly Solemn Thought
DULCE DOMUM
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Author: Phoebe Cary Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 694 hymnals Matching Instances: 49 Lyrics: 1 One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o’er and o’er:
Nearer my home am I today
Than e’er I’ve been before.
2 Nearer my Father’s house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer my Savior's glorious throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.
3 Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer, to leave the heavy cross,
Nearer, to gain the crown.
4 But, lying dark between,
Winding down through the night,
There rolls the deep and unknown stream
Beyond which shines the light.
5 Father, perfect my trust!
Strengthen my power of faith!
And let me lean on Christ alone
Upon the shore of death. Topics: Cross of the Christian; Crown Of The Christian; Death; Deliverance from Death; Funerals; Meditation; Pilgrimage; Trust Used With Tune: AMBROSE (DULCE DOMUM)
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Chastened Submission
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Matching Instances: 4 First Line: What wait I for but Thee? Lyrics: 1 What wait I for but Thee?
My hope is in thy Name;
From all my sins deliver me,
Nor put my soul to shame.
2 I suffered silently,
Because Thy will is best;
Remove Thy heavy stroke from me,
For I am sore distressed.
3 When sin thou dost repay
And chasten and restrain,
Man's beauty quickly fades away;
Yea, human life is vain.
4 O Lord, regard my fears,
And answer my request;
Turn not in silence from my tears,
But give the mourner rest.
5 I am a stranger here,
Dependent on Thy grace,
A pilgrim, as my fathers were,
With no abiding place.
6 O spare me and restore
My failing strength, I pray;
Ere I go hence and be no more,
The hand of judgment stay.
Topics: Afflictions Comfort under; Afflictions For sin; Afflictions From God; Christians Pilgrims and Strangers; Death At Hand; Grace Sustaining; Hope; Life Brevity and Uncertainty of; Life Sorrowful and Vain; Man Mortal and Frail; Old Age; Pilgrim Spirit; Prayer Complaint in; Prayer For Deliverance from Trouble; Prayer Pleas in; Resignation; Sickness From God; Sickness Prayers under; Vanity Of Men and Riches Scripture: Psalm 39 Used With Tune: DULCE DOMUM
Chastened Submission
Dulce y precioso me es
Author: Phoebe Cary; George P. Simmonds Appears in 4 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 Used With Tune: DULCE DOMUM
Dulce y precioso me es
Alas, What Mean Those Fears?
Author: John Berridge Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13702 Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Alas, what mean those fears Lyrics: 1 Alas, what mean those fears,
That dry and withered look;
That head besprinkled with gray hairs,
And hands with palsy shook?
2 Thy heart once all a flame,
Fed well on Jesus’ store,
But starved now, and sick, and lame,
Thou seemest sadly poor.
3 Be sure thou hast been slack,
And settling on thy lees,
The Bible cast behind thy back,
And seldom on thy knees.
4 To Jesus thou art grown
A stranger once again;
No wonder He has made thee moan,
And look like any Cain.
5 Come, lift the feeble hand,
And shake the drowsy mind,
Gird up thy loins for Canaan’s land,
And fast thy sandals bind.
6 To Jesus yet return,
And Jesus will receive;
Awhile He makes the rambler mourn,
And then His peace will give.
Languages: English Tune Title: DULCE DOMUM
Alas, What Mean Those Fears?
What Wait I for but Thee?
Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7298 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. What wait I for but Thee?
My hope is in Thy name;
From all my sins deliver me,
Nor put my soul to shame.
2. I suffered silently,
Because Thy will is best;
Remove Thy heavy stroke from me,
For I am sore distressed.
3. When sin Thou dost repay
And chasten and restrain,
Man’s beauty quickly fades away;
Yea, human life is vain.
4. O Lord, regard my fears,
And answer my request;
Turn not in silence from my tears,
But give the mourner rest.
5. I am a stranger here,
Dependent on Thy grace,
A pilgrim, as my fathers were,
With no abiding place.
6. O spare me and restore
My failing strength, I pray;
E’er I go hence and be no more,
The hand of judgment stay. Languages: English Tune Title: DULCE DOMUM
What Wait I for but Thee?
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Author: Phoebe Cary Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5235 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o’er and o’er;
Nearer to my home today am I
Than e’er I’ve been before.
2. Nearer my Father’s house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer today, the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.
3. Nearer the bound of life
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the heavy cross,
Nearer to gain the crown.
4. But lying darkly between,
Winding down through the night,
Is the deep and unknown stream
To be crossed ere we reach the light.
5. Closer and closer my steps
Come to the dread abysm,
Closer death to my lips
Presses the awful chrism.
6. Feel as I would my feet,
Are slipping over the brink;
For it may be, I’m nearer home—
Nearer now than I think.
7. Father, perfect my trust!
Strengthen my power of faith!
Nor let me stand, at last, alone
Upon the shore of death.
8. Be Thee near when my feet
Are slipping over the brink;
For it may be I’m nearer home,
Nearer now than I think. Languages: English Tune Title: DULCE DOMUM
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
R. S. Ambrose
1824 - 1908 Person Name: Robert S. Ambrose Composer of "AMBROSE (DULCE DOMUM)" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Robert Steele Ambrose United Kingdom 1824-1908, Ambrose grew up in Chelmsford, attending the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, where his father was organist. He received early musical training from his father and probably sang in the church choir. His family emigrated to upper Canada in 1837 and purchased land near Guelph, intending to farm it. But lacking training and experience, he found it too much of a challenge. He moved to Hamilton, Ontario, in 1845 to become an organist of Christ's Church, leaving Robert to run the farm. That same year, Robert became the organist at St. George's Church in Guelph and gave piano lessons to several local pupils. He wrote to his father complaining that he did not like farming, as plowing was too rough on his hands and interfered with his musical efforts. He moved to Kingston in 1847 and joined his brother teaching music. His brother, Charles, left there,and Robert took over his students. He took on pianoforte tuning, organist for St. George's Church and a choirmaster position to make ends meet. In 1863 Robert moved to Hamilton as organist and choir director of Church of the Ascension and stayed there 20 years. The following year he became music director for Wesleyan Female College. He stayed there 25 years, teaching hundreds of students over the years. He was also a prolific composer, having 100+ musical works (anthems and instrumentals). In recognition of his musical contributions, he was elected president of the Canadian Society of Musicians.
John Perry
R. S. Ambrose
Phoebe Cary
1824 - 1871 Author of "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Phoebe Cary, (1824-1871) was born and raised in Mount Healthy in Hamilton County, Ohio. Her family came from Lyme, New Hampshire to Ohio when her grandfather was given land in return for his service in the Continental Army. She was the younger sister of Alice Cary (1820-1871). She and Alice submitted poetry to religious periodicals. Phoebe remained in Ohio and continued to write many hymns, including, "One sweetly solemn thought."
Mary Louise VanDyke
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Cary, Phoebe, sister of Alice Cary, born near Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1824, and died within six months of the death of the same sister at Newport, July 31, 1871. Her works include Poems and Parodies, 1854; and Poems of Faith, Hope and Love, 1868. With Dr. Charles F. Deems she compiled Hymns for all Christians, 1869. Her hymns are:—
1. One sweetly solemn thought. Anticipation of Heaven. This piece was not intended for public use, nor is it a suitable metre for musical treatment, yet it has won universal acceptance and popularity. In some instances this has been attained by change of metre as in the Supplement to the Baptist Psalms & Hymns 1880, No. 1185. Johnson's Encyclopedia is in error in saying it was "written at the age of 17." The Congregational Quarterly for Oct., 1874, says, "it was written, she tells us, in the little back third story bedroom, one Sabbath morning in 1852, on her return from church." This statement shows that it was composed when she was 28, and not 17. The popularity of the hymn in Great Britain arose mainly through its use in the Evangelistic services of Messrs. Moody and Sankey. In the Protestant Episcopal Hymns for Church and Home, Phila., 1860, No. 383, it is given as "A sweetly solemn thought."
The following additional pieces by this author are in the Lyra Sacra Americana, 1868:—
2. Go and sow beside all waters. Seed Sowing.
3. Great waves of plenty rolling up. Gratitude.
4. I had drunk, with lips unsated. Living Waters.
[Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Phoebe Cary
George P. Simmonds
1890 - 1991 Translator of "Dulce y precioso me es" in Himnos de la Iglesia Used pseudonyms G Paul S., J. Paul Simon, and J. Pablo Símon
George P. Simmonds
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
