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[O Lord thou didst the promise give]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles Incipit: 55567 11712 21235 Used With Text: Give Us Power

Author: T. M. Eastwood Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: O Lord thou didst the promise give Refrain First Line: Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r Lyrics: 1 O Lord thou didst the promise give In ages long ago, That thou wouldst on thy waiting church, The gift of pow’r bestow, And when within the upper room, In old Jerusalem, Thy true disciples met and prayed, Thou gavest pow’r to them. Refrain: Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r, Lord give us pow’r thy pow’r today, Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r, Swing open wide the gates And give us pow’r we pray. 2 When they the pow’r of God received, Their tongues were all aflame, And boldly they proclaimed abroad, The Saviour’s glorious name, They told the story of the cross, With hearts in one accord And thousands by the wondrous theme, Were won unto the Lord. [Refrain] 3 O let the pentecostal flame, Descend upon us now, While we are waiting in thy house And in thy presence bow, O may the spirit’s quick’ning grace, Endue us each and all, Till self and sin shall be effaced, And Christ is Lord of all. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O Lord thou didst the promise give]

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Give Us Power

Author: T. M. Eastwood Hymnal: Songs for All #41 (1906) First Line: O Lord thou didst the promise give Refrain First Line: Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r Lyrics: 1 O Lord thou didst the promise give In ages long ago, That thou wouldst on thy waiting church, The gift of pow’r bestow, And when within the upper room, In old Jerusalem, Thy true disciples met and prayed, Thou gavest pow’r to them. Refrain: Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r, Lord give us pow’r thy pow’r today, Lord give us pow’r, pow’r, pow’r, Swing open wide the gates And give us pow’r we pray. 2 When they the pow’r of God received, Their tongues were all aflame, And boldly they proclaimed abroad, The Saviour’s glorious name, They told the story of the cross, With hearts in one accord And thousands by the wondrous theme, Were won unto the Lord. [Refrain] 3 O let the pentecostal flame, Descend upon us now, While we are waiting in thy house And in thy presence bow, O may the spirit’s quick’ning grace, Endue us each and all, Till self and sin shall be effaced, And Christ is Lord of all. [Refrain] Tune Title: [O Lord thou didst the promise give]

Give Us Power

Author: T. M. Eastwood Hymnal: Songs of Love Divine #41 (1906) First Line: O Lord thou didst the promise give Refrain First Line: Lord give us pow'r, pow'r, pow'r Tune Title: [O Lord thou didst the promise give]

Give Us Power

Author: T. M. Eastwood Hymnal: The New Life Hymnal #41 (1907) First Line: O Lord thou didst the promise give Refrain First Line: Lord give us pow'r, pow'r, pow'r Languages: English Tune Title: [O Lord thou didst the promise give]

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C. Austin Miles

1868 - 1946 Composer of "[O Lord thou didst the promise give]" in Songs for All Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel #2” (1905), “Songs of service” (1910), “Ideal Sunday school hymns” (1912). He wrote and/or composed 400+ hymns. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

T. M. Eastwood

Author of "Give Us Power" in Songs for All Early 20th Century We have little data on Eastwood, except that he was a minister in the Reformed Episcopal Church of England. --www.hymntime.com/tch/