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Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henry James Ernest Holmes Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 34456 53453 25671 Used With Text: I Take Thy Promise, Lord

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祢名似膏香 (Thy Name is sweet as oinment)

Appears in 2 hymnals Used With Tune: REPOSE Text Sources: Hymnary, 1984 - 聖徒詩歌

I Take Thy Promise, Lord

Author: Rev. Richmond Deck Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length Used With Tune: REPOSE

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I Take Thy Promise, Lord

Author: Richmond Deck Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3079 Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length Lyrics: 1. I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length, And breadth and fullness, as my daily strength; Into life’s future fearless I may gaze, For, Jesus, Thou art with me all the days. 2. Days may be coming fraught with loss and change, New scenes surround my life, and faces strange; I thank Thee that no day can ever break, Savior, when Thou wilt leave me or forsake. 3. There may be days of darkness and distress, When sin has power to tempt, and care to press— Yet in the darkest day I will not fear, For, ’mid the shadows, Thou wilt still be near. 4. Days there may be of joy, and deep delight, When earth seems fairest, and her skies most bright; Then draw me closer to Thee, lest I rest Elsewhere, my Savior, than upon Thy breast. 5. And all the other days that make my life, Marked by no special joy or grief or strife, Days filled with quiet duties, trivial care, Burdens too small for other hearts to share; 6. Spend Thou those days with me, all shall be Thine— So shall the darkest hour with glory shine. Then, when these earthly years have passed away, Let me be with Thee in the perfect day. Languages: English Tune Title: REPOSE (Holmes)

I Take Thy Promise, Lord

Author: Rev. Richmond Deck Hymnal: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #129 (1902) First Line: I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length Languages: English Tune Title: REPOSE

祢名似膏香 (Thy name is sweet)

Hymnal: Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #348 (1984) First Line: 你名似膏香 Languages: Chinese Tune Title: [Thy name is sweet]

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Henry J. E. Holmes

1852 - 1938 Person Name: Henry James Ernest Holmes Composer of "REPOSE (Holmes)" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: March 5, 1852, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Died: October 1938, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Buried: Burnley, Lancashire, England. Son of Richard and Jane Holmes, Henry’s father and great grandfather were both solicitors; his father had offices in Colne and Burnley. Henry was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. In 1875, he became an Attorney for Common Law and was admitted a Solicitor of the High Court of Chancery. He was articled to his father in November 1869, and practiced in Burnley for over 60 years, first in partnership with his brother Richard Marmaduke as Holmes and Holmes. He continued to practice on his own as Holmes and Holmes after his brother’s death in 1894, and later as Messrs. Holmes, Butterfield and Hartley. Holmes had moved from the family home on Westgate some time after the death of his sister Susannah in 1878. By 1881, he was living at 12 Palatine Square. Holmes was intimately associated with church and Sunday school work all his life. At age 17, he became a teacher and later a lay superintendent of Sandygate Sunday school, connected with Holy Trinity Church, a position he held nearly 20 years. From the 1880’s he took a deep interest in "The Home for Little Boys" at Farningham, Kent. His desire to help in this work led to the formation of the Burnley branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Another organization that Holmes took a great interest in was the Burnley Law Society, which he helped found in 1883; he lived to be the last survivor of the eight founders. Holmes is said to have written over 250 hymn tunes in his life. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Richmond Deck

b. 1858 Author of "I Take Thy Promise, Lord" in The Cyber Hymnal Deck, Henry Legh Richmond, M.A., nephew of J. G. Deck, was born at Hull, May 30, 1858, and educated C. C. C. Cambridge; B.A. in honours 1876, M.A. 1880. Ordained in 1876, he has held in succession three Curacies and three Benefices, and also since 1897 the Vicarage of Christ Church, Folkestone. He published in 1903, All the Days: A Round of Verses for the Days of the Week. His hymn:— I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length, is based upon the words, "Lo, I am with you always." It was written in 1885. It is included in Hymns of Consecration and Faith, 1902, and others.