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Ahead of Us, A Race to Run

Author: Martin E Leckebusch Appears in 2 hymnals

SOLID ROCK

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 482 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William B. Bradbury Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51353 32234 44217 Used With Text: Ahead of Us a Race to Run

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Author: Martin E. Leckebusch Hymnal: Singing the New Testament #222 (2008) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Ahead of us, a race to run; we fix our eyes on God the Son - so looking at the past no more, forgetting what has gone before, with eager diligence we train as for the prize ahead we strain, until at last our course is done. 2 He calls us now to run the race, the path we tread, the way of grace - discarding every weight and load to speed our way along the road; and though the journey may be long, the grace of God will keep us strong until we stand before his face. Topics: Dedication/Commitment; Ministry and Service; Sending/Commission; Vocation, Ministry Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 Languages: English Tune Title: SOLID ROCK

Ahead of Us a Race to Run

Author: Martin E. Leckebusch Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #870 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Discipleship; Perseverance Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3 Languages: English Tune Title: SOLID ROCK

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William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Composer of "SOLID ROCK" in Lift Up Your Hearts William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry