Henry J. Zelley

Henry Jeffreys Zelley, född 15 mars 1859 i Mount Holly, New Jersey, död 16 mars 1942 Trenton, New Jersey, han var en amerikansk metodistpastor och låtskrivare.

Biografi

Henry Jeffreys Zelley föddes 15 mars 1859 i Mount Holly, New Jersey. Han gick utbildning vid Mount Hollys public school och senare på Pennington Seminary. Han studerade sedan på Taylor University där han tog Doctor of Arts, filosofie doktor och Doctor of Divinity. 1882 blev han metodistpastor och arbetade på New Jersey Conference som statistisk sekreterare, skattmästare och förvaltare. Zelley blev en av initiativtagarna till tältmötesrörelsen. Han kom under sin sitt liv att arbeta i 19 olika kyrkor i New Jersey Conference. Han arbetade även som förtroendeman på Pennington Seminary. Zelly gick i pension 1929 och avled 16 mars 1942 Trenton, New Jersey.

Under sin levnadstid skrev Zelly över 1500 dikter, lovsånger och gospelsånger. Några av hans sånger "He Brought Me Out", "When Israel Out of Bondage Came", "He Rolled the Sea Away" och "The Mountains of Faith" förekommer i flera psalmböcker.

Psalmer

• A darling child was lying still
• A fountain of love in the Savior
• A precious life was ebbing out
• A sinner saved by grace divine
• A wretched wanderer far from God
• Again we come with songs of praise
• Again within the house of prayer
• Almost you've settled the question
• An offering now of praise I'll bring
• As crested sea billows arise and sweep on
• As onward I sail over life's treacherous wave
• As you feel the Savior's power
• Because I feared the wrath of God
• Beyond the dangerous sea of life
• Count my blessings, Father bid me
• Dost thou love me, love me truly
• Draw nearer, Jesus, how good thou art
• Five of them were wise and five were foolish
• Go and tell Jesus when burdened by sin
• Go, preach my gospel, Jesus said
• Go tarry at Jerusalem
• Gracious Lord, I need thy presence
• Have you, my dear brother been rescued from sin
• He gives me life, and home, and friends
• Heavenly sunshine, heavenly sunshine
• I am happy in the Lord, for I trust
• I am trusting Christ my Savior
• I am trusting in my Savior, At His feet I humbly bow
• I am walking today in the sweet Beulah land
• I asked thee, Lord, for gifts alone
• I came to Jesus, lost, undone, But to His promise clinging
• I do not ask to choose my path
• I entered the throne room where Jesus, my Lord
• I have left the land of bondage far behind
• I sought the gracous mercy seat
• I want only thee, not the pleasures of life
• I want to know Jesus, my Savior so dear
• I was burdened with sin, and with doubtings and fears
• I'll sing of my Savior, so loving and true
• I'm happy in Jesus, I'm singing all day
• I'm sailing over life's restless sea
• I'm seeking the country where Jesus has gone
• In the house of many mansions Will be one prepared for me
• Jesus, our Savior, on errands of mercy
• Make this valley full of trenches
• Marching on, marching on, marching on
• My body, mind and spirit, Lord
• My happy heart is free from sin
• My heart is filled with joy and praise
• My heart was distressed 'neath Jehovah's dread frown
• My many sins are all forgiven
• My soul is full of rapture
• My soul today is mounting up
• My soul today is safe and free
• Jag törstar och jag längtar (My soul today is thirsting for living streams divine).
• Now I have found at Jesus' side
• O come to Christ with all your sin
• O think of the homes destroyed by drink
• On the band of trusting watchers
• Out in the harvest field we go
• Pray, pray, pray at morn
• Refining fire, go through my heart, Illuminate my soul
• Send me to the sad and weary
• Shine in, shine in, thou light divine
• Shine upon me, Holy Spirit
• Stand out of my sunlight, I love its bright glow
• Temptations and trials and doubtings and fears
• The battle’s on and it must be won
• The blessed Son of God loves divinely
• The children's day has come again, The brightest of the year
• The clouds that gather dark and drear
• The foes of life we will not fear
• The mantle of love the Savior has spread
• The Master is calling for workers today
• The promise assures us that all who believe
• The ransom price is fully paid
• The Savior comes to thee today
• The Savior says to all mankind
• The whole world needs a Savior
• The young man's heart was filled with fear
• There are blessings in that duty hard that meets you in the way
• There's a land of wondrous beauty (Zelley)
• There's no comfort in the pleasures of earth
• Though the way be dark, yet the Lord hath said
• Through many years I tried to serve the Lord
• Through the blood I sought for pardon free
• Walking in sunlight all of my journey
• We bring our offerings today
• We can shout before the battle
• We come to thee, O Christ our King
• Weary and sinsick and ready to die
• What is this that, like the sunshine
• When I a ransomed sinner see
• When Israel out of bondage came
• When Jesus passed through Jericho (Zelley)
• When near at home or far away
• When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord
• When saints of God in danger stood
• When wearied and burdened with trial and care
• Why should I fear, when my Savior and Lord
• You're sighing today neath a burden of care.