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Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Author: William Williams, 1717-1791; Peter Williams Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 1,817 hymnals Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more,
Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
Be Thou still my strength and shield,
Be Thou still my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side;
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee,
I will ever give to Thee.
Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Shepherd of Our Hearts
Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854; James J. Chepponis, b. 1956 Appears in 97 hymnals Scripture: Exodus 17 First Line: Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless Refrain First Line: Shepherd of our hearts, receive our song of praise Topics: Shepherd Used With Tune: [Shepherd of our souls, refresh and bless]
Shepherd of Our Hearts
Father, hear the prayer we offer
Author: Love Maria Willis, 1824-1908 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 231 hymnals Scripture: Exodus 17:5-6 Lyrics: 1 Father, hear the prayer we offer:
not for ease that prayer shall be,
but for strength that we may ever
live our lives courageously.
2 Not for ever in green pastures
do we ask our way to be;
but the steep and rugged pathway
may we tread rejoicingly.
3 Not for ever by still waters
would we idly rest and stay;
but would smite the living fountains
from the rocks along our way.
4 Be our strength in hours of weakness,
in our wanderings be our guide;
through endeavour, failure, danger,
Father, be thou at our side. Topics: Lent I Year A; Proper 9 Year B Used With Tune: SUSSEX
Father, hear the prayer we offer
CWM RHONDDA
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 301 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Hughes Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56511 71232 31643 Used With Text: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
CWM RHONDDA
CRISTO ES LA PEÑA
Meter: 12.12.12.12 D Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Luis Olivieri Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Tune Sources: Puerto Rican melody Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 51355 56543 52572 Used With Text: Cristo es la peña de Horeb (Christ Is the Mountain of Horeb)
CRISTO ES LA PEÑA
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Author: A. M. Toplady Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #161a (1897) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Languages: English Tune Title: PETRA
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Author: A. M. Toplady Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #161b (1897) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Languages: English Tune Title: TOPLADY
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Author: A. M. Toplady Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #161c (1897) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Topics: The Christian Life Faith, Penitence and Confession Languages: English Tune Title: GETHSEMANE
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
William Williams
1717 - 1791 Person Name: William Williams, 1717-1791 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Author of "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" in The Presbyterian Hymnal William Williams, called the "Watts of Wales," was born in 1717, at Cefn-y-coed, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He originally studied medicine, but abandoned it for theology. He was ordained Deacon in the Church of England, but was refused Priest's Orders, and subsequently attached himself to the Calvinistic Methodists. For half a century he travelled in Wales, preaching the Gospel. He died in 1791. Williams composed his hymns chiefly in the Welsh language; they are still largely used by various religious bodies in the principality. Many of his hymns have appeared in English, and have been collected and published by Sedgwick. His two principal poetical works are "Hosannah to the Son of David," and "Gloria in Excelsis."
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.
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Williams, William, of Pantycelyn, was the Sweet Singer of Wales. He was born at Cefn-y-Coed, in the Parish of Llanfair-y-bryn, near Llandovery, in 1717. He was ordained a deacon of the Established Church in 1740, by Dr. Claget, Bishop of St. Davids, and for three years he served the Curacies of Llan-wrtyd and Llanddewi-Abergwesyn. He never received Priest's Orders. He became early acquainted with the revivalist Daniel Rowlands, and for thirty-five years he preached once a month at Llanllian and Caio and Llansawel, besides the preaching journeys he took in North and South Wales. He was held in great esteem as a preacher. In 1744 his first book of hymns appeared under the title of Halleluiah, and soon ran through three editions. In1762, he published another book under the title of Y Môr o Wydr, which soon went through five editions. His son John published an excellent edition of his hymns in the year 181lines In addition to his Welsh hymns Williams also published several in English as:—
(1.) Hosannah to the Son of David; or, Hymns of Praise to God, For our glorious Redemption by Christ. Some few translated from the Welsh Hymn-Book, but mostly composed on new Subjects. By William Williams. Bristol: Printed by John Grabham, in Narrow-Wine Street, 1759. This contains 51 hymns of which 11 are translated from his Welsh hymns. This little book was reprinted by D. Sedgwick in 1859.
(2.) Gloria in Excelsis: or, Hymns of Praise to God and the Lamb. By W. Williams . . . Carmarthen. Printed for the Author by John Ross, removed to Priory Street, near the Church, M.DCC.LXXI. This contains 70 hymns, not including parts.
From these volumes the following hymns are in common use:—
i. From the Hosannah, 1759:—
1. Jesus, my Saviour is enough. Jesus, All in All.
2. My God, my God, Who art my all. Communion with God desired.
3. The enormous load of human guilt. God's love unspeakable.
ii. From the Gloria in Excelsis, 1772.
4. Awake, my soul, and rise. Passiontide.
5. Beneath Thy Cross I lay me down. Passiontide.
6. Hark! the voice of my Beloved. The Voice of Jesus.
7. Jesus, lead us with Thy power. Divine Guidance Desired. Sometimes given as "Father, lead us with Thy power."
8. Jesus, Whose Almighty sceptre. Jesus as King.
9. Saviour, look on Thy beloved. The Help of Jesus desired.
10. White and ruddy is my Beloved. Beauties of Jesus.
Williams is most widely known through his two hymns, "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah," and "O'er those gloomy hills of darkness." Williams died at Pantycelyn, Jan. 11, 1791. [Rev. W. Glanffrwd Thomas]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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William Williams
Peter Williams
1723 - 1796 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Translator (st. 1) of "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Peter Williams (b. Llansadurnin, Carmarthanshire, Wales, 1722; d. Llandyfeilog, Wales, 1796) was converted to Christianity by the preaching of George Whitefield and was ordained in the Church of England in 1744. His evangelical convictions soon made him suspect, however, and he left the state church to join the Calvinist Methodists in 1746. He served as an itinerant preacher for many years and was a primary figure in the Welsh revival of the eighteenth century. After being expelled by the Methodists in 1791 on a charge of heresy, he ministered in his own chapel during the last years of his life. He published the first Welsh Bible commentary (1767-1770) and a Bible concordance (1773); he was also one of the annotators for John Canne's Welsh Bible (1790). In addition Williams published a Welsh hymnal, Rhai Hymnau ac Odlau Ysbrydol (1759), as well as Hymns on Various Subjects (1771).
Bert Polman
Peter Williams
John Hughes
1873 - 1932 Scripture: Exodus 17:6 Composer of "CWM RHONDDA" in The Presbyterian Hymnal John Hughes (b. Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1873; d. Llantwit Fardre, Wales, 1932) received little formal education; at age twelve he was already working as a doorboy at a local mining company in Llantwit Fardre. He eventually became an official in the traffic department of the Great Western Railway. Much of his energy was devoted to the Salem Baptist Church in Pontypridd, where he served as both deacon and precentor. Hughes composed two anthems, a number of Sunday school marches, and a few hymn tunes, of which CWM RHONDDA is universally known, the tune was composed in 1905 Baptist Cymanfa Ganu (song festival) in Capel Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wales.
Bert Polman
John Hughes
