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Just a Step to Jesus
Author: Arthur L. Tubbs Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: It is just a step to Jesus, won't you take it, friend, tonight?
Just a Step to Jesus
[It is just a step to Jesus, will you take it, friend, tonight?]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Walter A. Andrews Incipit: 51332 43117 62165 Used With Text: Just a Step to Jesus
[It is just a step to Jesus, will you take it, friend, tonight?]
NU'UANU PALI
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel Brink Towner Tune Sources: The Gospel Hymn Book (Dayton, Ohio: The Lorenz Publishing Company, 1903), number 90 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 34556 35555 43453 Used With Text: It Is Just a Step
NU'UANU PALI
[It is just a step to Jesus]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: M. A. S. Incipit: 55332 14765 44325 Used With Text: Just a Step
[It is just a step to Jesus]
Just a Step to Jesus
Author: Arthur L. Tubbs Hymnal: Gems of Song #233 (1901) First Line: It is just a step to Jesus Lyrics: 1 It is just a step to Jesus;
Will you take it, friend, tonight?
While He waiteth to receive you,
Won’t you enter into light?
With a love so deep and tender,
Deeper than the deepest sea,
He implores you and invites you,
Kindly saying, “Come to me.”
2 It is just a step to Jesus;
Haste, O haste, and take it now!
Breathe a pray’r, for He is list’ning,
Make to Him a solemn vow;
Place your hand in His confiding,
Let Him lead you where He will,
Thro’ the meadows green with verdure,
By the waters cool and still.
3 It is just a step to Jesus;
Sinner, won’t you cross the line?
Won’t you let His grace, so precious,
In your life forever shine?
Tho’ the world has charms, alluring,
They are like the fading leaf,
And at last will fall and wither,—
Leaving only pain and grief.
4 It is just a step to Jesus;
Do not tarry, come tonight!
Look to Him, and He will lead you
Out of darkness into light;
With a full and glad surrender
Put your trust in Him, and say,
“Where Thou leadest, O my Saviour,
I will follow all the way.?
Topics: Invitation Languages: English Tune Title: [It is just a step to Jesus]
Just a Step to Jesus
It Is Just a Step
Author: Arthur L. Tubbs Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3102 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 D First Line: It is just a step to Jesus Lyrics: 1. It is just a step to Jesus,
won’t you take it, friend, tonight?
He is waiting to receive you,
won’t you walk into the light?
With a tenderness eternal,
that is deeper than the sea,
He implores you and invites you,
saying Come, oh, come to Me.
Brother, do not slight His mercy,
’tis so beautiful and sweet,
Take the step that leads to Jesus;
let surrender be complete.
2. It is just a step to Jesus,
if you’ll only take it now;
Breathe a prayer, for He is listening,
whisper silently your vow;
Place your hand in His, confiding;
let Him lead you where He will;
Thro’ the meadows green with verdure,
by the waters cool and still;
Or upon the toilsome mountain,
where the path is rough and steep,
He will ever walk beside you,
and your steps from faltering keep.
3. It is just a step to Jesus;
sinner, won’t you cross the line?
Won’t you let His love so precious
in your life forever shine?
Tho’ the world has charms alluring,
they are like the fading leaf,
And at last will fall and wither,
leaving only pain and grief.
While the joy of serving Jesus,
if you cast your care on Him,
Is a joy no time can tarnish,
nor eternity bedim.
4. It is just a step to Jesus;
do not tarry—come tonight;
Put your hand in His, and follow
in the blessedness of light;
With a full and glad surrender,
put your trust in Him and say,
Where Thou leadest me, O Savior,
I will go and never stray.
Then, relying on His promise,
to be with you evermore,
Walk confidingly beside Him,
till you reach the shining shore. Languages: English Tune Title: NU'UANU PALI
It Is Just a Step
Just a Step
Author: Anon. Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #73 (1904) First Line: It is just a step to Jesus Refrain First Line: It is just a step to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [It is just a step to Jesus]
Just a Step
D. B. Towner
1850 - 1919 Person Name: Daniel Brink Towner Composer of "NU'UANU PALI" in The Cyber Hymnal Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden
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Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs.
--Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives
D. B. Towner
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "Just a Step" in Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
Ira David Sankey
1840 - 1908 Person Name: Ira D. Sankey Composer of "[It is just a step to Jesus]" in Gems of Song Sankey, Ira David, was born in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1840, of Methodist parents. About 1856 he removed with his parents to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Four years afterwards he became the Superintendent of a large Sunday School in which he commenced his career of singing sacred songs and solos. Mr. Moody met with him and heard him sing at the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, at Indianapolis, and through Mr. Moody's persuasion he joined him in his work at Chicago. After some two or three years' work in Chicago, they sailed for England on June 7, 1872, and held their first meeting at York a short time afterwards, only eight persons being present. Their subsequent work in Great Britain and America is well known.
Mr. Sankey's special duty was the singing of sacred songs and solos at religious gatherings, a practice which was in use in America for some time before he adopted it. His volume of Sacred Songs and Solos is a compilation from various sources, mainly American and mostly in use before. Although known as Sankey and Moody’s Songs, only one song, "Home at last, thy labour done" is by Mr. Sankey, and not one is by Mr. Moody. Mr. Sankey supplied several of the melodies. The English edition of the Sacred Songs & Solos has had an enormous sale; and the work as a whole is very popular for Home Mission services. The Songs have been translated into several languages.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Pseudonymns:
Harry S. Lower
Rian A. Dykes
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Sankey, I. D., p. 994, i. During the past fifteen years Mr. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos have had a very large sale, which has justified him in increasing the number of songs and hymns, including " New Hymns and Solos," to 1200. In 1906 he published My Life and Sacred Songs (London : Morgan & Scott). In addition to the "Story of his Own Life," the work contains an account of the most popular of his solos, with interesting reminiscences of the spiritual awakening of many who were influenced through his singing of them in public. In this respect it corresponds in some measure with G. J. Stevenson's Methodist Hymn Book, &c, 1883 (p. 1094, i.). It is an addition to the Sacred Songs and Solos, which will be held in esteem by many. In addition to his hymn, noted on p. 994, ii., Mr. Sankey gives details of the following:—
1. Out of the shadow-land into the sunshine. [Heaven Anticipated.] Mr. Sankey's account of this hymn is:—
"I wrote this hymn specially for the memorial service held for Mr. Moody in Carnegie Hall, where 1 also sang it as a solo. It is the last sacred song of which I wrote both the words and music. The idea was suggested by Mr. Moody's last words, 'Earth recedes; heaven opens before me . . . God is calling me, and I must go.' On account of its peculiar association with my fellow-labourer in the Gospel for so many years, the words are here given in full."
The hymn follows on p. 185, in 3 stanzas of 4 lines and a chorus.
2. Rejoice! Rejoice! our King is coming, [Advent.] Mr. Sankey writes concerning this hymn:—
"During one of my trips to Great Britain on the SS. City of Rome a storm raged on the sea. The wind was howling through the rigging, and waves like mountains of foam were breaking over the bow of the vessel. A great fear had fallen upon the passengers. When the storm was at its worst, we all thought we might soon go to the bottom of the sea. The conviction came to me that the Lord would be with us iu the trying hour, and sitting down in the reading room, I composed this hymn. Before reaching England the tune had formed itself in my mind, and on arriving in London I wrote it out, and had it published in Sacred Songs and Solos, where it is No. 524 in the edition. of 1888.
From Mr. Sankey's autobiographical sketch we gather that he was born at Edinburgh, in Western Pennsylvania, Aug. 28, 1840, joined Mr. Moody in 1871, and visited England for the first time in 1873. The original of the Sacred Songs, &c, of 23 pieces only, was offered as a gift to the London publishers of P. Phillips's Hallowed Song, and declined by them. It was subsequently accepted by Mr. K. O. Morgan, of Morgan & Scott, and is now a volume of 1200 hymns.
From a return kindly sent us by Messrs. Morgan & Scott, we find that the various issues of the Sacred Songs and Solos were:—
In 1873, 24 pp.; 1874, 72 pp. ; 1876, 153 hymns; 1877, 271 hymns; 1881, 441 hymns; 1888, 750 hymns; 1903, 1200 hymns.
In addition, The Christian Choir, which is generally associated with the Sacred Songs and Solos, was issued in 1884 with 75 hymns, and in 1896 with 281. The New Hymns & Solos, by the same firm, were published in 1888.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ira David Sankey
