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[Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James McGranahan Incipit: 55671 24321 23433 Used With Text: Sing Unto the Lord

Sing Unto the Lord

Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: O Lord, by Thee delivered Refrain First Line: Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His Used With Tune: [O Lord, by Thee delivered]

Author: J. H. Johnston Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O Lord, Thy loving kindness Refrain First Line: Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, sing, sing Used With Tune: [O Lord, Thy loving kindness]

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Sing unto the Lord

Author: J. H. Johnston Hymnal: Gospel Hymns No. 6 #84 (1891) First Line: O Lord, Thy loving kindness Lyrics: Refrain: “Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, sing, sing, Sing unto the Lord, And at the remembrance of His holiness, O give thanks unto the Lord.” 1 O Lord, Thy loving kindness Doth compass all our ways, And “Thy compassions fail not,” Through all the passing days; To Thee, O great Jehovah, In “time of need” we cry; And all who call upon Thee Shall find Thee ever nigh. [Refrain] 2 Thy goodness we remember, We praise Thy holiness, We look to Thee, O Saviour, To save, and heal, and bless; ‘Tis by Thy loving favor Thy trusting children stand, Upheld, and kept, and guided, By Thy protecting hand. [Refrain] 3 Let saints recount His mercies, And fill His courts with praise; Let all who know His goodness, Their hallelujahs raise; Praise God, the loving Father, And Jesus Christ His Son, With God the Holy Spirit, The glorious Three in One. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O Lord, Thy loving kindness]

Sing Unto the Lord

Author: J. H. Johnston Hymnal: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #497 (1894) First Line: O Lord, Thy loving kindness Refrain First Line: Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, sing, sing Languages: English Tune Title: [O Lord, Thy loving kindness]

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, sing, sing

Hymnal: Bible Songs #41 (1891) First Line: O Lord, by Thee delivered Languages: English Tune Title: SING UNTO THE LORD

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James McGranahan

1840 - 1907 Composer of "[Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His]" in Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior. John Perry

Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Person Name: J. H. Johnston Author of "Sing unto the Lord" in Gospel Hymns No. 6 Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)