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Appears in 6 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Finest of the Wheat First Line: There's naught on earth to rest on Lyrics: 1 There’s naught on earth to rest on, All things are changing here; The smiles of joy we gaze on; The friends we hold so dear, One Friend alone is changeless, The One too oft forgot, Whose love hath stood for ages, For Jesus changeth not. 2 The sweetest flow’r that blooms here, And sheds its fragrance round, Ere ev’ning comes has withered, And lies upon the ground. The dark and dreary desert, That hath not one green spot Abounds in living pastures; With him who changeth not. 3 Clouds oft o’ercast our sunshine, So beautiful, so bright, And while we still admire it, It darkens into night. One sky alone is cloudless, Where darkness cometh not; ‘Tis found alone with Jesus, For Jesus changeth not. 4 And friendship’s smile avails not To cheer us here below, For smiles are oft deceitful, And lure to overthrow. One smile alone can gladden, Whate’er the pilgrim’s lot; It is the smile of Jesus, For Jesus changeth not. 5 And while stern time moves onward, And nears eternity, The hand of death brings changes In ev’ry thing we see. But faith has found a Savior Whose promise faileth not; Our life is hid with Jesus, And Jesus changeth not. Used With Tune: [There's naught on earth to rest on]

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[There's naught on earth to rest on]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John M. Whyte Hymnal Title: The Great Redemption Incipit: 55133 24433 32443 Used With Text: Jesus Changeth Not

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Jesus changeth not

Author: Frederick Whitfield Hymnal: Battle Songs of the Cross #d199 (1901) Hymnal Title: Battle Songs of the Cross First Line: There's naught on earth to rest on [upon] Languages: English

From everlasting still the same

Author: F. Whitfield Hymnal: Hymns for the Church on Earth #120 (1883) Hymnal Title: Hymns for the Church on Earth First Line: There's nought on earth to rest upon Languages: English

From everlasting still the same

Hymnal: Our New Hymnal #250 (1893) Hymnal Title: Our New Hymnal First Line: There's nought on earth to rest upon

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Frederick Whitfield

1829 - 1904 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Our Jesus Changeth Not" Whitfield, Frederick, B.A., son of H. Whitfield, was born at Threapwood, Shropshire, Jan. 7, 1829, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he took his B.A. in 1859. On taking Holy Orders, he was successively curate of Otley, vicar of Kirby-Ravensworth, senior curate of Greenwich, and Vicar of Stanza John's, Bexley. In 1875 he was preferred to St. Mary's, Hastings. Mr. Whitfield's works in prose and verse number upwards of thirty, including Spiritual unfolding from the Word of Life; Voices from the Valley Testifying of Jesus; The Word Unveiled; Gleanings from Scripture, &c. Several of his hymns appeared in his Sacred Poems and Prose, 1861, 2nd Series, 1864; The Casket, and Quiet Hours in the Sanctuary. The hymn by which he is most widely known is I need Thee, precious Jesu.” Other hymns by him in common use include:~ 1. I have a Great High Priest above. Christ the High Priest. 2. I saw the Cross of Jesus. The Cross. 3. In spirit, Lord, we meet Thee now. Missions. This was written at the request of the Committee of the Irish Church Missions for one of their annual meetings in London. 4. Jesus, Thou Name of magic power. The Name of Jesus. Sometimes given as "Jesus, Thou Name of power divine." 5. The sprinkled blood is speaking. The Blood of Christ. 6. There is a day I long to see. Heaven Anticipated. 7. There is a Name I love to hear. The Name of Jesus. Published in 1855 in hymnsheets and leaflets in various languages. From this the hymn “Jesus, the Name I love so well" is taken. 8. There's naught on earth to rest upon. God Unchangeable. 9. When dead in sin and far from God. Redemption. All these hymns, with the exception of No. 3, are in his Sacred Poems and Prose, 1861, and several of them have been printed as leaflets, and set to special music. The Sacred Poems, &c, contains 26 hymns, some of which are of considerable merit. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

John M. Whyte

1850 - 1927 Person Name: J. M. Whyte Hymnal Title: The Finest of the Wheat Composer of "[There's naught on earth to rest on]" in The Finest of the Wheat John M. (Marchant) Whyte. Evangelist, hymn writer, singer, b Paris, Canada West (Ontario), 8 Jun 1850, d Toronto 17 Mar 1927. He studied at the University of Toronto and devoted himself to evangelistic and temperance work. Typical of several hundred songs for which he wrote the words or the music, or both, are 'Canada Shall Yet Be Free,' 'Toronto the Good,' and 'Song of Trust.' Many songs appeared in separate editions published by Toronto News Co or Briggs. With his brother David Albert Whyte he edited Sing Out the Glad News (Briggs 1885) and Songs of Calvary (Briggs 1889). The Great Redemption (Briggs 1894), Nuggets of Gold (Briggs 1898) and Battle Songs of the Cross (1901) contain many of his own melodies. Eight of his hymns are reprinted in CMH vol 5. The editor of the reprint, John Beckwith, has concluded that 'Come Away to Jesus Now' and 'Jesus Is Calling You Now' may have enjoyed a measure of popularity. Author Helmut Kallmann Bibliography: Beckwith, John. 'Tunebooks and hymnals in Canada, 1801-1939,'. American Music, summer 1988. --http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/john-m-whyte-emc/

Anonymous

Person Name: *** Hymnal Title: The Great Redemption Author of "Jesus Changeth Not" in The Great Redemption 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.