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Not Far from the Kingdom

Appears in 46 hymnals Matching Instances: 45 First Line: Not far, not far from the Kingdom Refrain First Line: How few there are entering in! Lyrics: 1 Not far, not far from the Kingdom, Yet in the shadow of sin; How many are coming and going!— How few there are entering in! Refrain: How few there are entering in! How few there are entering in! How many are coming and going!— How few there are entering in! 2 Not far, not far from the Kingdom, Where voices whisper and wait; Too timid to enter in boldly, So linger still outside the gate. [Refrain] 3 Away in the dark and the danger, Far out in the night and the cold; There Jesus is waiting to lead you So tenderly into His fold. [Refrain] 4 Not far, not far from the Kingdom, ‘Tis only a little space; But oh, you may still be for ever Shut out from yon heavenly place! [Refrain] Scripture: Mark 12:34 Used With Tune: [Not far, not far from the Kingdom] Text Sources: Words arr.

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[Not far, not far from the Kingdom]

Appears in 9 hymnals Matching Instances: 5 Composer and/or Arranger: Ira D. Sankey Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 53335 43152 22543 Used With Text: Not far, not far from the Kingdom
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[Not far, not far from the Kingdom]

Appears in 7 hymnals Matching Instances: 5 Composer and/or Arranger: Warren W. Bentley Incipit: 53121 65112 22123 Used With Text: Not Far from the Kingdom
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[Not far, not far from the kingdom]

Appears in 5 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Composer and/or Arranger: R. M. McIntosh Incipit: 33332 35335 33212 Used With Text: Not Far from the Kingdom

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Not Far From The Kingdom

Author: Frederic Smith Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10457 First Line: Not far, not far from the kingdom Refrain First Line: How few there are entering in! Lyrics: 1 Not far, not far from the kingdom, Yet in the shadow of sin; How many are coming and going! How few there are entering in! Refrain: How few there are entering in! How few there are entering in! How many are coming and going! How few there are entering in! 2 Not far, not far from the kingdom, Where voices whisper and wait; Too timid to enter in boldly, So linger still outside the gate. [Refrain] 3 Away in darkness and danger, All lost in night and the cold; There Jesus is waiting to lead you So tenderly into His fold. [Refrain] 4 Not far, not far from the kingdom, So near the end of the race; But oh, you may still be forever Shut out from yon heavenly place! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Not far, not far from the kingdom]
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Not far, not far from the kingdom

Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1285 (1886) Lyrics: 1 Not far, not far from the kingdom, Yet in the shadow of sin; How many are coming and going, How few are entering in! Chorus: Not far, not far from the kingdom, Yet lingering still at the gateway; O wait not to get nearer, But enter while you may. 2 Not far, not far from the gateway Where voices whisper and wait; But bearing to enter in boldly, They linger still at the gate. [Chorus] 3 They catch the strains of music That floats so sweetly along; Tho' knowing the song they are singing, Yet joining not in the song. [Chorus] 4 They're in the dark and the danger, They're in the night and the cold, Tho' Jesus is longing to lead them So kindly into his fold. [Chorus] Topics: Bible Songs Invitation Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2 Tune Title: NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM

Not far, not far from the kingdom, Yet in the shadow of sin

Author: Frederic Smith Hymnal: Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d732 (1886) Languages: English

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Frederic Smith

b. 1849 Author of "Not Far From The Kingdom" in The Cyber Hymnal Smith, Frederic, was born in 1849 at Birmingham, was for many years at Halifax, and now (1906) resides at Bowdon, Cheshire. His collected poems were published in 1896, as A Chest of Viols and other Verses. This includes:— 1. Not far, not far from the Kingdom. [Decision.] Written 1869, and first published in the Congregationalist, again in 1896 as above, p. 56, entitled "Not far." It is given, abridged and altered, marked as "Words arr.," in Sankey's Songs and Solos, 1887, No. 469. 2. O God, not only in distress. [God's Will] Written about 1870, and first, published in Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874, No. 180;-1896, as above, p. 45, headed "Thy Will is done." Recently in Worship Song, 1905, and others. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Ira David Sankey

1840 - 1908 Person Name: Ira D. Sankey Composer of "[Not far, not far from the Kingdom]" in Gospel Hymns No. 5 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 ==================== 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)

W. Warren Bentley

Person Name: Warren W. Bentley Composer of "NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book