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[Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. Bilhorn Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33221 76335 56556 Used With Text: In Everything Give Thanks

Author: Julia H. Johnston Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow Refrain First Line: Give thanks unto God and be joyful Lyrics: 1 Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow, Rejoice in thy portion of pain, There dawneth a brighter tomorrow, Thy loss shall bring infinite gain, Chorus: Give thanks unto God and be joyful, Whatever may daily befall, Rejoice in the Lord, thy Redeemer, Who ruleth supreme over all. 2 Rejoice in a finished salvation, A covenant ordered and sure, Oh! dread not the hour of temptation, For "blessed are they that endure." [Chorus] 3 In all the fair days of clear shining Look up to the source of thy light; When comforts and hopes are declining, Rejoice in the strength of his might. [Chorus] 4 No evil can ever betide us, If God be our help and our shield, The Love that redeemed us, will guide us, And mercy shall still be revealed. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow]

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In Everything Give Thanks

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #117 (1890) First Line: Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow Refrain First Line: Give thanks unto God and be joyful Lyrics: 1 Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow, Rejoice in thy portion of pain, There dawneth a brighter tomorrow, Thy loss shall bring infinite gain, Chorus: Give thanks unto God and be joyful, Whatever may daily befall, Rejoice in the Lord, thy Redeemer, Who ruleth supreme over all. 2 Rejoice in a finished salvation, A covenant ordered and sure, Oh! dread not the hour of temptation, For "blessed are they that endure." [Chorus] 3 In all the fair days of clear shining Look up to the source of thy light; When comforts and hopes are declining, Rejoice in the strength of his might. [Chorus] 4 No evil can ever betide us, If God be our help and our shield, The Love that redeemed us, will guide us, And mercy shall still be revealed. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow]

In Everything Give Thanks

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Bilhorn's Male Chorus No. l #15 (1893) First Line: Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow Refrain First Line: Give thanks unto God and be joyful Languages: English Tune Title: [Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow]

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Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Author of "In Everything Give Thanks" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. Bilhorn Composer of "[Give thanks in the night of thy sorrow]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry