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Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling

Author: M. B. Sleight Appears in 85 hymnals First Line: Hark, the voice of Jesus calling Used With Tune: [Hark, the voice of Jesus calling]

[Hark, the voice of Jesus calling]

Appears in 50 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Horatio R. Palmer, 1834-1907 Incipit: 33334 33132 24333 Used With Text: Follow Me

[Hear the voice of Jesus calling]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 33654 33244 32544 Used With Text: Follow Me

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Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling (Sleight)

Author: Mary B. Sleight Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2172 First Line: Hark! the voice of Jesus calling Lyrics: 1. Hark! the voice of Jesus calling, Follow Me, follow Me, Softly through the silence falling, Follow, follow Me. As of old He called the fishers, When He walked by Galilee, Still His patient voice is pleading, Follow, follow Me. 2. Who will heed the holy mandate, Follow Me, follow Me, Leaving all things at His bidding, Follow, follow Me. Hark, that tender voice entreating, Mariners on life’s rough sea, Gently, lovingly repeating, Follow, follow Me. 3. Hearken, lest He plead no longer, Follow Me, follow Me, Once again, O hear Him calling, Follow, follow Me. Turning swift at Thy sweet summons, Evermore, dear Christ, would we For Thy love all else forsaking, Follow, follow Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: [Hark! the voice of Jesus calling]

Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling

Author: M. B. Sleight Hymnal: The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #72 (1883) Lyrics: 1 Hark! the voice of Jesus calling, "Follow me, follow me!" Softly through the silence falling, "Follow, follow me!" As of old he called the fishers, When he walked by Galilee, Still his patient voice is pleading, "Follow, follow me!" 2 Who will heed the holy mandate, "Follow me, follow me?" Leaving all things at his bidding, "Follow, follow me!" Hark! that tender voice entreating Mariners on life's rough sea, Gently, lovingly repeating, "Follow, follow me!" 3 Hearken, lest he plead no longer, "Follow me, follow me!" Once again, O hear him calling, "Follow, follow me!" Turning swift at thy sweet summons, Evermore, O Christ, would we, For thy love all else forsaking, "Follow, follow thee!" Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Tune Title: [Hark! the voice of Jesus calling]

Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling!

Author: M. B. Sleight Hymnal: Songs of Salvation #76 (1887) First Line: Hark, 'tis the voice of Jesus calling Refrain First Line: "Follow, follow Me!" Languages: English Tune Title: [Hark, 'tis the voice of Jesus calling]

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H. R. Palmer

1834 - 1907 Person Name: Horatio R. Palmer Composer of "FOLLOW ME" in The New Canadian Hymnal Palmer, Horatio Richmond, MUS. DOC, was born April 26, 1834. He is the author of several works on the theory of music; and the editor of some musical editions of hymnbooks. To the latter he contributed numerous tunes, some of which have attained to great popularity, and 5 of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. His publications include Songs of Love for the Bible School; and Book of Anthems, the combined sale of which has exceeded one million copies. As a hymnwriter he is known by his "Yield not to temptation," which was written in 1868, and published in the National Sunday School Teachers' Magazine, from which it passed, with music by the author, into his Songs of Love, &c, 1874, and other collections. In America its use is extensive. Dr. Palmer's degree was conferred by the University of Chicago in 1880. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Palmer, H. R., p. 877, i. The hymn "Would you gain the best in life" (Steadfastness), in the Congregational Sunday School Supplement, 1891, the Council School Hymn Book, 1905, and others, is by this author. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Hear the voice of Jesus calling]" in Women's Gospel Trios Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)