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The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection
Publication Date: 1914 Publisher: The Educational Publishing Co. Person Name: C. Guy Hoover Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kan. Editors: C. Guy Hoover; The Educational Publishing Co.
The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection
When the swallows homeward fly
Appears in 4 hymnals Person Name: Franz Abt Used With Tune: [When the swallows homeward fly]
When the swallows homeward fly
The Quiet Night
Appears in 1 hymnal Person Name: Franz Abt First Line: The evening bells sound clearly Used With Tune: [The evening bells sound clearly]
The Quiet Night
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Author: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams Appears in 2,490 hymnals Person Name: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams Used With Tune: BETHANY
Nearer, my God, to Thee
[When the swallows homeward fly]
Appears in 45 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franz Abt Person Name: Franz Abt Incipit: 34513 21765 17654 Used With Text: When the swallows homeward fly
[When the swallows homeward fly]
[The evening bells sound clearly]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franz Abt Person Name: Franz Abt Incipit: 33355 13366 54335 Used With Text: The Quiet Night
[The evening bells sound clearly]
When the swallows homeward fly
Hymnal: AHSC1914 #157 (1914) Person Name: Franz Abt Languages: English Tune Title: [When the swallows homeward fly]
When the swallows homeward fly
The Quiet Night
Hymnal: AHSC1914 #197 (1914) Person Name: Franz Abt First Line: The evening bells sound clearly Languages: English Tune Title: [The evening bells sound clearly]
The Quiet Night
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Author: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams Hymnal: AHSC1914 #65 (1914) Person Name: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Franz Abt
1819 - 1885 Hymnal Number: 157 Composer of "[When the swallows homeward fly]" in The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection Franz Abt, born Dec. 21, 1819 at Eilenburg in the Prussian provinces of Saxony. His father was a musician and clergyman of the Lutheran Church. Franz studied music at Leipsic, and became known as a song-writer in 1838. In September, 1841, he married, and was leader of the orchesta at the Zuric theatre; became a teacher in 1842, but was litle known until his song "When the Swallows Homeward fly" carried his name to all parts of the civilized world. In 1865 was concert-master at Brunswick, and conducted the great festival at Dresden. He came to the United States in 1872, and was present at teh Peace Jubilee, Boston, where he directed the performance of some of his own music, arriving in New York May w, wher a testimonial concert was given for his benefit at Steinway Hall, May 18. He was received at Philadelphia by the German societies, with torch-light processions and cannonade, May 15, 1872.
A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876
Franz Abt
Sarah Flower Adams
1805 - 1848 Person Name: Mrs. Sarah F. Adams Hymnal Number: 65 Author of "Nearer, my God, to Thee" in The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection Adams, Sarah, nee Flower. born at Harlow, Essex, Feb. 22nd, 1805; died in London, Aug. 14, 1848, and was buried at Harlow, Aug. 21,1848. She was the younger daughter of Mr. Benjamin Flower, editor and proprietor, of The Cambridge Intelligencer; and was married, in 1834, to William B. Adams, a civil engineer. In 1841 she published Vivia Perpetua, a dramatic poem dealing with the conflict of heathenism and Christianity, in which Vivia Perpetua suffered martyrdom; and in 1845, The Flock at the Fountain; a catechism and hymns for children. As a member of the congregation of the Rev. W. J. Fox, an Unitarian minister in London, she contributed 13 hymns to the Hymns and Anthems, published by C. Fox, Lond., in 1841, for use in his chapel. Of these hymns the most widely known are— "Nearer,my God,to Thee," and "He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower." The remaining eleven, most of which have come into common use, more especially in America, are:—
Creator Spirit! Thou the first. Holy Spirit.
Darkness shrouded Calvary. Good Friday.
Gently fall the dews of eve. Evening.
Go, and watch the Autumn leaves. Autumn.
O hallowed memories of the past. Memories.
O human heart! thou hast a song. Praise.
O I would sing a song of praise. Praise.
O Love! thou makest all things even. Love.
Part in Peace! is day before us? Close of Service.
Sing to the Lord! for His mercies are sure. Praise.
The mourners came at break of day. Easter.
Mrs. Adams also contributed to Novello's musical edition of Songs for the Months, n. d. Nearly all of the above hymns are found in the Unitarian collections of Great Britain, and America. In Martineau's Hymns of Praise & Prayer, 1873, No. 389, there is a rendering by her from Fenelon: —" Living or dying, Lord, I would be Thine." It appeared in the Hymns and Anthems, 1841.
-John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Sarah Flower Adams
Steve Adams
b. 1943 Person Name: Stephen Adams Hymnal Number: 188 Composer of "['Twas in fifty five, on a winter's night]" in The Assembly Hymn and Song Collection Stephen Robert Adams USA 1943-present. Born at Woonsocket, RI, he studied music at age seven, taking lessons from a pastor’s wife. At Andover Academy, Andover, MA, he continued music studies. In 1960 he became church organist where his father was a Nazarene pastor. Steve and brother, Nate, were singing on network radio before they were school age. By age 13, he felt God’s call to become a Christian songwriter. The family moved to IN after 1960, and he, again, was church organist. He studied Greek philosophy and English literature at Indiana U, Bloomington, IN. He worked with musician, Doug Oldham, in 1973. By 1974 he had settled in Urbana, OH, and was organist/choirmaster of a church in Xenia, OH. He survived a devastating tornado there in April 1974. Seeing a funnel cloud, he left his car and ran into a furniture store and hid under a sofa he had turned over. Later, his dad spent over an hour removing rubble before there was a hole large enough for his escape. Returning two days later to the store, he found that the National Guard, digging to find him, had found everyone else in the store dead. From this disaster, he wrote the song, ‘Peace in the Midst of the Storm’. That same year he had an allergic reaction to propane gas from his trailer and lost his voice for 2 and a half years, regaining it while traveling as an accompanist with Doug Oldham. In the mid-70s he married Janet ‘Jane’ R, and they had two children: Craig Alfred and Christopher John. He wrote some 24 gospel songs, several becoming well-known. Most of his music was published through Dimension Music Company. Stephen and wife currently reside at Franklin, TN.
John Perry
Steve Adams
