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[At home or abroad, in the alley or street]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. Baltzell Incipit: 55351 12316 55666 Used With Text: ‘Tis Some Mother’s Child

Author: Francis L. Keeler Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: At home or abroad, in the alley or street Lyrics: 1 At home or abroad, in the alley or street, Wherever I chance in the wide world to meet A girl that is thoughtless, a boy that is wild, My heart echoes softly—‘tis some mother’s child. Refrain: ‘Tis some mother’s child! ‘Tis some mother’s child! For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child, For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child. 2 And when I see those o’er whom long years have roll’d, Whose hearts have grown hardened, whose spirits are cold; Be it woman all fallen, or man all defiled, A voice whispers sadly—‘tis some mother’s child. [Refrain] 3 No matter how far from the right she hath strayed, No matter what inroads dishonor hath made; No matter what elements cankered the pearl— Tho’ tarnished and sullied, she’s some mother’s girl. [Refrain] 4 No matter how wayward his footsteps have been; No matter how deep he is sunken, in sin; No matter how low is his standard of joy,— Tho’ guilty and loathsome, he’s some mother’s boy. [Refrain] 5 That head hat been pillowed on tenderest breast; That form hath been wept o’er, those lips have been pressed; That soul hath been prayed for in tones sweet and mild; For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child. Used With Tune: [At home or abroad, in the alley or street]

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‘Tis Some Mother’s Child

Author: Francis L. Keeler Hymnal: Melodious Sonnets #93 (1885) First Line: At home or abroad, in the alley or street Lyrics: 1 At home or abroad, in the alley or street, Wherever I chance in the wide world to meet A girl that is thoughtless, a boy that is wild, My heart echoes softly—‘tis some mother’s child. Refrain: ‘Tis some mother’s child! ‘Tis some mother’s child! For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child, For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child. 2 And when I see those o’er whom long years have roll’d, Whose hearts have grown hardened, whose spirits are cold; Be it woman all fallen, or man all defiled, A voice whispers sadly—‘tis some mother’s child. [Refrain] 3 No matter how far from the right she hath strayed, No matter what inroads dishonor hath made; No matter what elements cankered the pearl— Tho’ tarnished and sullied, she’s some mother’s girl. [Refrain] 4 No matter how wayward his footsteps have been; No matter how deep he is sunken, in sin; No matter how low is his standard of joy,— Tho’ guilty and loathsome, he’s some mother’s boy. [Refrain] 5 That head hat been pillowed on tenderest breast; That form hath been wept o’er, those lips have been pressed; That soul hath been prayed for in tones sweet and mild; For her sake deal gently with some mother’s child. Languages: English Tune Title: [At home or abroad, in the alley or street]

'Tis Some Mother's Child

Author: Francis L. Keeler Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #50 (1898) First Line: At home or abroad in the alley or street Languages: English Tune Title: [At home or abroad in the alley or street]

'Tis Some Mother's Child

Author: Francis L. Keeler Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #50 (1889) First Line: At home or abroad, in the alley or street Refrain First Line: 'Tis some mother's child! Languages: English Tune Title: [At home or abroad, in the alley or street]

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I. Baltzell

1832 - 1893 Composer of "[At home or abroad, in the alley or street]" in Melodious Sonnets Baltzell, Isaiah. (near Frederick, Maryland, November 26, 1832--January 16, 1893, Frederick). He was educated in the common schools, and at New Windsor Academy, Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859 he married Cecilia Caroline James at Mountain Jackson, Virginia. Originally a Lutheran, he joined the United Brethren Church in 1847, was licensed to preach by the Virginia Conference in 1854, and ordained in 1856. In 1862 he joined the Pennsylvania Conference. He was presiding elder from 1875 to 1880, and from 1883 to 1889. He was a delegate to three General Conferences, and was a trustee of Otterbein University. In 1873 he was appointed by the General Conference a member of the committee to superintend the publication of Hymns for the Sanctuary. His first compilation was Revival Songster (Baltimore, 1859). He was joint editor, with G.W.M. Rigor, or Choral Gems (1871); joint editor, with E.S. Lorenz, of Heavenly Carols, Songs of Grace, Gates of Praise, Songs of Cheer, Songs of the Kingdom, Holy Voices, Songs of Refreshing, Notes of Triumph, Garnered Sheaves, Songs of the Morning, and The Master's Praise. He was also author of music and services for special occasions, and the editor and publisher of Carols of Praise. See: Shuey, W.A. (1892). Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House; Historical and Descriptive: 243-244. Some of his hymns bear the pseudonym Amicus. --Harry Eskew, DNAH Archives