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The Larger Prayer
Author: Mrs. E. D. Cheney Appears in 14 hymnals Matching Instances: 5 First Line: At first I prayed for light Lyrics: 1. At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
2. And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfalt'ring, feet and win
The heaven's serene abode.
3. And then I asked for faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I'd live unfolded in His peace,
Tho' foes were all abroad.
4. But now I pray for love:
Deep love to God and man;
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.
5. And light and strength and faith
Are opening everywhere!
God waited patiently until
I prayed the larger pray'r. Topics: Living His Life Love; Living His Life Missions Used With Tune: WOOLWICH
The Larger Prayer
There is no night in heaven
Author: Francis M. Knollis Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 82 hymnals Matching Instances: 4 Topics: The Christian Life The Life Everlasting Scripture: Psalm 48:14 Used With Tune: WOOLWICH
There is no night in heaven
Breathe on me, Breath of God
Author: E. Hatch Appears in 338 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Used With Tune: WOOLWICH
Breathe on me, Breath of God
Work while it is today this was our Master's rule
Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: The New Laudes Domini #960 (1892) Topics: Christian Experience Activity and Zeal Languages: English Tune Title: WOOLWICH
Work while it is today this was our Master's rule
The Larger Prayer
Author: Mrs. E. D. Cheney Hymnal: Christ in Song #830 (1908) First Line: At first I prayed for light Lyrics: 1. At first I prayed for light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
2. And next I prayed for strength:
That I might tread the road
With firm, unfalt'ring, feet and win
The heaven's serene abode.
3. And then I asked for faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I'd live unfolded in His peace,
Tho' foes were all abroad.
4. But now I pray for love:
Deep love to God and man;
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.
5. And light and strength and faith
Are opening everywhere!
God waited patiently until
I prayed the larger pray'r. Topics: Living His Life Love; Living His Life Missions Languages: English Tune Title: WOOLWICH
The Larger Prayer
There is No Night in Heaven
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: Church Hymnal, Mennonite #641 (1927) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: There is no night in heav'n Topics: Future Life and Heaven Scripture: Revelation 21:25 Languages: English Tune Title: WOOLWICH
There is No Night in Heaven
Charles E. Kettle
1833 - 1895 Person Name: C. E. Kettle Composer of "WOOLWICH" in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches Charles Edward Kettle, 1833-1895
Born: 1833, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
Died: Circa February 1895, Steyning district, Sussex, England.
As of 1881, Kettle lived in Hove, Sussex, where he was an organist.
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Charles E. Kettle
Ednah Dow Cheney
1824 - 1904 Person Name: Mrs. E. D. Cheney Author of "The Larger Prayer" in Christ in Song Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney (June 27, 1824 – November 19, 1904) was a writer, reformer, and philanthropist, born on Beacon Hill, Boston to Sargent Smith Littledale and Ednah Parker (Dow). She was educated in private schools in Boston. She was secretary of the School of Design for Women from 1851 till 1854.
She married portrait artist Seth Wells Cheney on May 19, 1853. His ill health limited his volume of work and after a winter trip abroad (1854-1855) he died in 1856. They had one child, Margaret Swan Cheney (September 8, 1855 – September 22, 1882) Edna's daughter, Margaret Swan Cheney died of tuberculosis while a student in the 1882 class at MIT and a reception room of the Women’s Chemistry Laboratory was named in her memory.
After her husband's death she took an interest in social concerns such as the Freedman's Aid Society (secretary of the committee on aid for colored regiments and of the teachers' committee, 1863), Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association (vice president), New England Women's Club (vice president) and the New England Hospital for Women and Children (secretary, 1862). She lectured at the Concord School of Philosophy on the history of art. She was an active member of the Margaret Fuller conversation class.
She went south to visit the Freedmen's schools in 1866, 1868, and 1869. She visited Europe several times, and spoke before lyceums west of New England in 1873, 1875, and 1876.
Works--
Patience: a series of thirty games with cards. 1870
Social games. A collection of 31 games with cards. 1871
Faithful to the Light and Other Tales. 1871
Sally Williams, the mountain girl. 1872
The Child of the Tide, By Ednah D. Cheney. 1874
Memoir of Susan Dimock: resident physician of the New England Hospital for Women and Children. 1875
Jenny of the Lighthouse. 1877
Memoir of Seth W. Cheney, artist. 1881
Gleanings in the Fields of Art. 1881
Louisa May Alcott, the Children's Friend. 1888
The Life of Louisa May Alcott. 1888
Memoir of John Cheney, Engraver. 1889
Nora’s return: a sequel to "The doll’s house" of Henry Ibsen / by Ednah D. Cheney. 1890
Memoirs of Lucretia Crocker and Abby W. May. 1893
Life of Christian Daniel Rauch of Berlin, Germany. Drawn from German authorities by Ednah D. Cheney. 1893
Reminiscences of Ednah Dow Cheney (born Littlehale). 1902
--en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Ednah Dow Cheney
H. W. Baker
1821 - 1877 Person Name: Rev. Sir Henry W. Baker, Bart. Author of "O what if we are Christ's" in The Haverford School Hymnal Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were contributed at various times to Murray's Hymnal, Hymns Ancient & Modern and the London Mission Hymn Book, 1876-7. The last contains his three latest hymns. These are not included in Hymns Ancient & Modern. Of his hymns four only are in the highest strains of jubilation, another four are bright and cheerful, and the remainder are very tender, but exceedingly plaintive, sometimes even to sadness. Even those which at first seem bright and cheerful have an undertone of plaintiveness, and leave a dreamy sadness upon the spirit of the singer. Poetical figures, far-fetched illustrations, and difficult compound words, he entirely eschewed. In his simplicity of language, smoothness of rhythm, and earnestness of utterance, he reminds one forcibly of the saintly Lyte. In common with Lyte also, if a subject presented itself to his mind with striking contrasts of lights and shadows, he almost invariably sought shelter in the shadows. The last audible words which lingered on his dying lips were the third stanza of his exquisite rendering of the 23rd Psalm, "The King of Love, my Shepherd is:"—
Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His Shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me."
This tender sadness, brightened by a soft calm peace, was an epitome of his poetical life.
Sir Henry's labours as the Editor of Hymns Ancient & Modern were very arduous. The trial copy was distributed amongst a few friends in 1859; first ed. published 1861, and the Appendix, in 1868; the trial copy of the revised ed. was issued in 1874, and the publication followed in 1875. In addition he edited Hymns for the London Mission, 1874, and Hymns for Mission Services, n.d., c. 1876-7. He also published Daily Prayers for those who work hard; a Daily Text Book, &c. In Hymns Ancient & Modern there are also four tunes (33, 211, 254, 472) the melodies of which are by Sir Henry, and the harmonies by Dr. Monk. He died Feb. 12, 1877.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
H. W. Baker
Small Church Music
Editors: Albert Midlane Description:
The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling
to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid
1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of
this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset
of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano
with organ versions. All recordings are in MP3 format.
Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per
month.
The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse.
Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) (see http://scm-audacity.weebly.com for more information) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo
and pitch to suit their local needs.
Copyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org.
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