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[If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alfred Beirly Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 53333 23176 65567 Used With Text: A Bright To-Morrow

Author: F. H. Jacobs Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow Refrain First Line: Then to Jesus draw near Lyrics: 1 If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow, Or part of thy pathway o'ershadowed with gloom, Then be not dismayed, 'twill be better tomorrow, When the sun shall break forth in the splendor of noon, Chorus: Then to Jesus draw near, Ever be of good cheer; Then to Jesus draw near, Ever be of good cheer, He knows all thy sorrow, And thy pray'r he will hear. 2 Should ever the weight of a sad thought perplex thee; Or waken a chord that sounds harsh to thine ear, Then whisper a pray'r, for thy Savior will hear thee; And mark the sweet chime in the fall of a tear, [Chorus] 3 Go gather the sunshine and scatter it sweetly; Where needed assistance is ever made known, Be one of the few who in life's course completely Are lost to themselves, but their Savior enthrone, [Chorus] Used With Tune: [If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]

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A Bright To-Morrow

Author: F. H. Jacobs Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #170 (1890) First Line: If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow Refrain First Line: Then to Jesus draw near Lyrics: 1 If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow, Or part of thy pathway o'ershadowed with gloom, Then be not dismayed, 'twill be better tomorrow, When the sun shall break forth in the splendor of noon, Chorus: Then to Jesus draw near, Ever be of good cheer; Then to Jesus draw near, Ever be of good cheer, He knows all thy sorrow, And thy pray'r he will hear. 2 Should ever the weight of a sad thought perplex thee; Or waken a chord that sounds harsh to thine ear, Then whisper a pray'r, for thy Savior will hear thee; And mark the sweet chime in the fall of a tear, [Chorus] 3 Go gather the sunshine and scatter it sweetly; Where needed assistance is ever made known, Be one of the few who in life's course completely Are lost to themselves, but their Savior enthrone, [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]

A Bright Tomorrow

Author: F. H. Jacobs Hymnal: The Century Gospel Songs #180 (1901) First Line: If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow Refrain First Line: Then to Jesus draw near, Ever be of good cheer Languages: English Tune Title: [If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]

Then to Jesus draw near

Author: F. H. Jacobs Hymnal: The Canadian Hymnal #384 (1895) First Line: If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: [If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]

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Alfred Beirly

Composer of "[If aught of thy life should be savored with sorrow]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books: Great Joy!, 1881 Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889 Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889 Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892 Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892 Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892 Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894 Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894 Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896 Beirly’s National Singer, 1898 The Concert Master, 1899 Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892 A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown) The Song Wonder, 1907 A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908 NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm