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"...The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."
I Timothy 3:15
Hymnology
It is a noteworthy fact that to the Baptists the world is indebted for the most popular national hymn of our language, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
Baptists also wrote:
- How Firm a Foundation
- My Hope is Built
- Jesus, Thou Art the Sinner's Friend
- Awake, My Soul, in Joyful Lays
- O, Could I Speak the Matchless Worth
- Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
- Come, Humble Sinner, in Whose Breast
- Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep?
- The Morning Light is Breaking
- Take the Name of Jesus With You
- Saviour, Thy Dying Love
- Shall We Gather at the River?
- He Leadeth Me
- O Blessed Thought
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- I Am So Glad that Our Father in Heaven
- Almost Persuaded
- Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight?
- On Jordan's Stormy Banks
- Dare to be a Daniel
- Blest Be the Tie that Binds
- How Precious is the Book Divine
- Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing
- Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Softly Fades the Twilight Ray
- Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
- Father, Whate'er of Earthly Bliss
- My Jesus, I Love Thee
- God, in the Gospel of His Son
- O, Safe to the Rock That is Higher Than I
- Go Preach the Blest Salvation
- Our Country's Voice is Pleading
- Holy Bible; Book Divine
- Ye Christian Heralds, Go Proclaim
- O Thou My Soul, Forget No More
- More Holiness Give Me
- Wonderful Words of Life
- Whosoever Will
- The Light of the World is Jesus
- The Half Was Never Told
- Bringing in the Sheaves
W. H. Doane, a Baptist, wrote the music for many of our popular hymns, such as:
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
- Near the Cross
- I Am Thine, O Lord
- 'Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer
- Some Sweet Day
- Saviour More Than Life to Me
- More Love to Thee, O, Christ
- Hide Me, Oh, My Saviour, Hide Me
- Will Jesus Find Us Watching?
- What Shall the Harvest Be?
- Rescue the Perishing
- To the Work
Robert Lowry, a Baptist, wrote the music for "Saviour, Thy Dying Love," and "We're Marching to Zion."
"Coronation," the tune sung round the world, was written by Oliver Holden, a Baptist.
These songs have smoothed more dying pillows and comforted more sorrowing hearts than all the philosophies from Plato to Bergson.
Baptists have an honorable history. Their record is clean upon the separation of Church and State. Having given to the United States religious freedom, at the cost of their property, their liberty, their good name, and their lives, it is their chief glory that, suffering all martyrdom themselves, they never yet have persecuted others.