Awakening and Inviting

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Versifier (English): John Thornburg

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Author (English refrain): Anna Bartlett Warner

Warner, Anna, daughter of Henry W. Warner, and sister of Sarah Warner, author of Queechy, and other novels, was born near New York City about 1822. She is the author of the novel, Say and Seal, 1859, and others of a like kind. She also edited Hymns of the Church Militant, 1858; and published Wayfaring Hymns, Original and Translated, 1869. Her original hymns in common use include:— l. Jesus loves me, this I know. The love of Jesus. In Say and Seal. 1859. 2. 0 little child, lie still and sleep. A Mother's Evening Hymn. In Temple Choir. 1867. 3. One more day's work for Jesus. Evening. From Wayfaring Hymns. 1869. 4. The world looks very beautiful. A Child Pilgrim, circa 1860. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Ju… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hatak yoshoba moma (Every child of God is lost)
Title: Awakening and Inviting
Versifier (English): John Thornburg
Author (English refrain): Anna Bartlett Warner
Source: Stanzas: Choctaw hymn from Choctaw Hymn Book
Place of Origin: Choctaw
Language: Choctaw; English
Refrain First Line: Chisus Ahollo (Yes, Jesus loves me!)
Copyright: © 1997 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Tune

JESUS LOVES ME (Bradbury)

William B. Bradbury (PHH 114) added a refrain line to Warner's stanzas and wrote the tune JESUS LOVES ME in 1861. The hymn was published in Bradbury's church school collection The Golden Shower (1862). The tune is also known as CHINA in some hymnals, presumably because of its popularity among missio…

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