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Divine Guidance

Author: Mary D. James Appears in 3 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: In this world of sin and danger, How I need a constant guide

[In this world of sin and danger]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Hymnal Title: Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 Incipit: 12317 65171 22543 Used With Text: Divine Guidance

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Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Our Sabbath Home Praise Book #149 (1884) Hymnal Title: Our Sabbath Home Praise Book First Line: In this world of sin and danger Languages: English Tune Title: [In this world of sin and danger]

Divine Guidance

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 #62 (1887) Hymnal Title: Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2 First Line: In this world of sin and danger Languages: English Tune Title: [In this world of sin and danger]

Divine Guidance

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: The Revival Wave #83 (1887) Hymnal Title: The Revival Wave First Line: In this world of sin and danger Languages: English Tune Title: [In this world of sin and danger]

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Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Hymnal Title: The Revival Wave Author of "Divine Guidance" in The Revival Wave Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Hymnal Title: The Revival Wave Composer of "[In this world of sin and danger]" in The Revival Wave William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman