Hood of Philadelphia, PA, by Gilmour, John Robson Sweney, and William James Kirkpatrick. The words and music were first published in Sunlit Songs, compiled in 1890 for John J. No other information is available about this itinerant evangelist who was active in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the latter part of the 1800’s. The tune (Haven of Rest) was composed by George D. "The Haven of Rest" was likely produced in 1889. Gilmour himself was the author and composer of a number of gospel songs and assisted in the editing of more than sixteen hymnbooks. In addition, he was a frequent visitor to the Ocean Grove Camp in New Jersey, and through these activities gained personal acquaintance with many writers and composers of gospel hymns. Grove Camp Meeting and did similar work at Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. For forty years, he directed the singing at Pitman In addition, he was a widely respected song leader in revivals and camp meetings, devoting ten weeks of his vacation time each year for such work. In 1869, he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and in 1885 organized the Methodist Church of Wenonah in his home, serving this church for many years as a trustee, steward, Sunday school superintendent, class leader, and for 25 years music director. However, Gilmour is best remembered as a gospel musician. After the war, he graduated from Philadelphia Dental School in 1867 and carried on an active dental practice in New Jersey for several years. During the Civil War, he served as a Union soldier with the First New Jersey Cavalry and, having been captured, spent several months as a Confederate prisoner at Libbey Prison. Learning the painter’s trade, he was engaged in painting the lighthouse at Cape May, NJ, when he met and married Letetia Pauline Howard in 1858. At age sixteen, he went to sea to learn navigation, and when his ship landed at Philadelphia, PA, while still a teenager he decided to stay and seek his fortune as an emigrant to the United States. The text was written by Henry Lake Gilmour, who was born at Londonderry, North Ireland, on Jan. INTRO.: A song which tells us about the rest that we can have through Jesus Christ is "The Haven of Rest" (#365 in Hymns for Worship Revised and #496 in Sacred Selections for the Church). He can use their beginnings, however rough they may seem, to bring a new, everlasting life in Him."Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. It is our privilege to invite men, women and children into a deeper, or new, relationship with the Lord. The story of how Christ came is particularly uplifting and full of hope for all of us at the Mission in the work we do. Similarly, men, women and children who come to the Mission for help often come from troubled and humble backgrounds, their lives usually riddled with strife and struggles. Jesus came to us in a very low place by earthly standards, a stable. Christ came to earth not just to be with us for a while, He came to sacrifice Himself so that we can, through faith in the Lord, live forever with Him when our time on earth has ended. The beginning of the story doesn’t mean nearly as much unless it is paired with the end. The quick overview of the song is that Christmas is great, but without the end of the story (Christ crucified on the cross for our sins) it really is only a heartwarming tale of two young soon-to-be parents in a pinch during delivery. This song puts Christmas into perspective for me. It is called “It’s About the Cross” by Go Fish (click here if you want to hear it). A few years ago I came upon a song that changed the way I viewed the Christmas season and I heard it this morning in my office. I, for one, love to keep my decorations up for a while and have been listening to Christmas music since November (so why stop now?). Christmas has passed and people are taking down their decorations and changing their playlists and cds back to mainstream music.
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