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[Hold fast what thou hast!

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Clarence Milton Seamans Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51113 21611 65561 Used With Text: Let No Man Take Thy Crown

Author: Clarence Milton Seamans Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Hold fast what thou hast] Refrain First Line: Hold fast! Hold fast! Lyrics: 1 Hold fast what thou hast! Cling to truth until the last! All Heav’n is looking down; For God and the right With a mighty courage fight, "Let no man take thy crown!" Refrain: Hold fast! Hold fast! All Heav’n is looking down; Hold fast! Hold fast! Hold fast! "Let no man take thy crown!" 2 Hold fast what thou hast! Tho’ the skies be overcast, And storm clouds darkly frown; Be brave and be true, Never fear to dare and do! "Let no man take thy crown!" [Refrain] 3 Hold fast what thou hast! Hear the trumpet’s mighty blast! Stand firm! be not cast down! Strife will not be long, Soon we’ll hear the victor’s song, "Let no man take thy crown!" [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Hold fast what thou hast! Text Sources: The Golden Sheaf No. 2 (Boston: Advent Christian Publication Society, 1916)

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Let No Man Take Thy Crown

Author: Clarence Milton Seamans Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13712 First Line: Hold fast what thou hast] Refrain First Line: Hold fast! Hold fast! Lyrics: 1 Hold fast what thou hast! Cling to truth until the last! All Heav’n is looking down; For God and the right With a mighty courage fight, "Let no man take thy crown!" Refrain: Hold fast! Hold fast! All Heav’n is looking down; Hold fast! Hold fast! Hold fast! "Let no man take thy crown!" 2 Hold fast what thou hast! Tho’ the skies be overcast, And storm clouds darkly frown; Be brave and be true, Never fear to dare and do! "Let no man take thy crown!" [Refrain] 3 Hold fast what thou hast! Hear the trumpet’s mighty blast! Stand firm! be not cast down! Strife will not be long, Soon we’ll hear the victor’s song, "Let no man take thy crown!" [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Hold fast what thou hast!

Let no Man Take Thy Crown!

Author: C. M. S. Hymnal: The Golden Sheaf No. 2 #112 (1916) First Line: Hold fast that thou hast! Refrain First Line: Hold fast! Hold fast! Languages: English Tune Title: [Hold fast that thou hast!]

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Clarence M. Seamans

1869 - 1939 Person Name: Clarence Milton Seamans Author of "Let No Man Take Thy Crown" in The Cyber Hymnal Seamans, Clarence Milton. (Johnston, Rhode Island, February 8, 1869--July 21, 1939, Whitman, Massachusetts). Direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of the Rhode Island Colony. Seamans married Annie May Bennett on October 8, 1890; they had four children. Ordained to the ministry of the Advent Christian Church, he served their churches in Pascoag and River Point, R.I.; Dover, New Hampshire; Chelsea, Springfield, and Boston, Mass.; and Rutland, Vermont. His last 19 years were spent as pastor in Whitman, Mass. For many years, he was secretary of the Massachusetts Advent Christian Conference and of the Marion (Mass.) Campmeeting Association. He was also active in the Alton Bay (N.H.) Campmeeting Association. He contributed many articles to his denomination's periodical, The World's Crisis. He was an ardent pastor, preaching the Christian life and the imminent Second Coming, subjects reflected in his hymns. In addition to writing and composing a number of hymns and tunes, he was a joint editor of the Golden Sheaf (1902) and Carols of Hope (1906). --Russell J. Cross and Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives