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[Our Master has taken His journey]
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James McGranahan Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns No. 3 Incipit: 55653 45655 55432 Used With Text: There's a Work for each of Us now
[Our Master has taken His journey]
Einem jeden gibt er ein Werk zu tun
Author: A. A. A.; Elias Roser Appears in 1 hymnal Hymnal Title: Pilgerklänge First Line: Der Meister, gleich einem Menschen Used With Tune: [Der Meister, gleich einem Menschen]
Einem jeden gibt er ein Werk zu tun
There's a Work for Each of Us
Author: A. A. A. Appears in 11 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Our master has taken His journey Refrain First Line: There's a work for me and a work for you Lyrics: 1. Our master has taken His journey
To a country that’s far away,
And has left us the care of the vineyard,
To work for Him day by day.
Refrain
There’s a work for me and a work for you,
Something for each of us now to do,
Yes, a work for me and a work for you,
Something for each of us now to do.
2. In this little while, doth it matter,
As we work, and we watch, and we wait;
If we’re filling the place He assigns us,
Be its service small or great. [Refrain]
3. There’s only one thing should concern us,
To find just the task that is ours;
And then, having found it, to do it
With all of our God-giv’n pow’rs. [Refrain]
4. Our master is coming most surely,
To reckon with every one;
Shall we then count our toil or our sorrow,
If His sentence be, Well done? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Our master has taken His journey]
There's a Work for Each of Us
There’s a Work for Each of Us Now
Hymnal: Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 #137 (1910) Hymnal Title: Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 First Line: Our Master has taken His journey Refrain First Line: There’s a work for me and a work for you Languages: English Tune Title: [Our Master has taken His journey]
There’s a Work for Each of Us Now
There's a Work for each of Us now
Author: A. A. A. Hymnal: Gospel Hymns No. 3 #64 (1878) Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns No. 3 First Line: Our Master has taken His journey Refrain First Line: There's a work for me and a work for you Languages: English Tune Title: [Our Master has taken His journey]
There's a Work for each of Us now
There's a Work for Each of Us Now
Author: A. A. A. Hymnal: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #161 (1894) Hymnal Title: Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 First Line: Our Master has taken His journey Refrain First Line: There's a work for me and a work for you Languages: English Tune Title: [Our Master has taken His journey]
There's a Work for Each of Us Now
Elias Roser
Hymnal Title: Pilgerklänge Translator of "Einem jeden gibt er ein Werk zu tun" in Pilgerklänge
Elias Roser
James McGranahan
1840 - 1907 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Composer of "[Our master has taken His journey]" in The Cyber Hymnal 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
James McGranahan
