What Old-Time Hymn Are These Words From? -- #3 Quiz

Answer: Holy, Holy, Holy

'Holy, Holy, Holy!' was written by Reginald Heber in 1826 in India while serving as the Bishop of Calcutta. Heber, who is credited with writing more than fifty hymns, died shortly after he wrote 'Holy, Holy, Holy'. He was born into a wealthy family in Malpas, Che­shire, Eng­land in 1783.

Here are the words to 'Holy, Holy, Holy':

"Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
who wert and art and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!"

Answer: Great is Thy Faithfulness

'Great is Thy Faithfulness' is the correct answer. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by Thomas Obadiah Chisholm in 1923. Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Franklin, Kentucky, in 1866 and although he lacked a formal education he became a teacher at age sixteen. Later he would make a name for himself in the newspaper business.

Here are the words to the classic Gospel hymn 'Great is Thy Faithfulness':

"Great is Thy faithfulness, oh God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
to Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!"

Answer: Glory to His Name

Elisha Hoffman wrote the words to 'Glory To His Name' in 1878. The old-time Gospel hymn with a catchy beat is also known as 'Down At the Cross'. Hoffman was born May 7, 1839, in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. John Stockton, a musician and member of the church where Hoffman served as a pastor, composed the music for the ever-popular hymn.

Here are the words to 'Glory To His Name':

"Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

Refrain:
Glory to His Name,
Glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within,
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name!

[Refrain]

Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name!

[Refrain]

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior's feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!

[Refrain]"

Answer: Standing on the Promises

'Standing on the Promises' is the correct answer. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by Russell Kelso Carter in 1886. Carter, who also composed the music for the ever popular hymn, was born November 18, 1849, in Baltimore, Ma­ry­land. Various Websites state Carter was a star athlete, especially in baseball and gymnastics.

Here are the words to the hymn 'Standing on the Promises':

"Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I'm standing on the promises of God.

Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

[Refrain]

Standing on the promises I now can see
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.

[Refrain]

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

[Refrain]

Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
Listening every moment to the Spirit's call
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.

[Refrain]"

Answer: Just As I Am

Char­lotte El­li­ott wrote the lyrics for 'Just As I Am' in 1835 and William B. Bradbury composed the music. Bradbury is also credited with composing the music for 'Jesus Loves Me'. The old-time Gospel hymn 'Just As I Am' has been a fixture at crusades of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for decades.

Here are the words to 'Just As I am':

"Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!

Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot;
To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt;
Fightings within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
Sight, riches, healing of the mind;
Yes, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

Just as I am, Thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down;
Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!"

Answer: Love Lifted Me

The correct answer is 'Love Lifted Me'. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by James Rowe in 1912 with the music composed by Howard E. Smith. Rowe and Smith were both Americans. Rowe is believed to have written thousands of hymns but it appears to be an impossible task to come up with an exact number as many of them were never published.

Here are the words to the hymn 'Love Lifted Me':

"I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,
Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more,
But the Master of the sea, heard my despairing cry,
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.

Refrain:
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help
Love lifted me!

All my heart to Him I give, ever to Him I'll cling
In His blessed presence live, ever His praises sing,
Love so mighty and so true, merits my soul's best songs,
Faithful, loving service too, to Him belongs.

Refrain:

Souls in danger look above, Jesus completely saves,
He will lift you by His love, out of the angry waves.
He's the Master of the sea, billows His will obey,
He your Savior wants to be, be saved today.

Refrain:"

Answer: Nearer, My God, to Thee

The two lines appearing in the question are from the hymn 'Nearer, My God, to Thee'. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by Sarah Flower Adams in 1841. The hymn is often associated with the sinking of the Titanic as some accounts state the song was played as the ocean liner was sinking. Others, however, dispute the accounts.

Here are the words to the classic hymn 'Nearer, My God, to Thee':

"Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.

Refrain:
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me, my rest a stone.
Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God to Thee.

[Refrain]

There let the way appear, steps unto Heav'n;
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given;
Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee.

[Refrain]

Then, with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee.

[Refrain]

Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I'll fly,
Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee.

[Refrain]

There in my Father's home, safe and at rest,
There in my Savior's love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee.

[Refrain]"

Answer: Victory in Jesus

'Victory in Jesus', one of my favorite hymns, is the correct answer. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by Eugene Monroe Bartlett Sr. in 1939. Bartlett was a successful businessman who was the founder of the Hartford Music Company and Music Institute.

Here are the words to the Gospel classic, 'Victory in Jesus':

"I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood's atoning,
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.

Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing pow'r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came and bro't
To me the victory.

Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory.

Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood."

Answer: What a Friend We Have In Jesus

'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' was written by Joseph Medlicott Scriven in 1855. He was born in Ireland but moved to Canada as a young man. He suffered from immense heartbreak in his life, but remained strong in his faith.

The night before Scriven was to be married, his fiancee accidentally drowned in 1845. Then, after he moved to Canada, Scriven fell in love with another young woman and she died before they could marry. After his second fiancee died, Scriven then received word his mother was seriously ill in Ireland. However, he had taken a vow of poverty and was unable to return to Ireland to see his mother before she died. It was at this point Scriven wrote the words to 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' and mailed it to his mother.

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus':

"What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He'll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.

Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded there will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship will be our sweet portion there."

Answer: There is Power In the Blood

The correct answer, of course, is 'There is Power in the Blood'. The old-time Gospel hymn was written by Lewis Jones in 1899. He was born Feb­ru­a­ry 8, 1865, in Yates City, Illinois. Jones was a classmate of noted American evangelist Bil­ly Sun­day when they both attended the Moo­dy Bible Institute in Chicago.

Here are the words to the old-time classic 'There is Power in the Blood':

"Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

Refrain:
There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is pow'r, pow'r, wonder-working pow'r
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

[Refrain]

Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Sin-stains are lost in its life-giving flow;
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

[Refrain]

Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful pow'r in the blood.

[Refrain]"