Taiwan and Xiamen Missionary Written Songs

By David Alexander

19th century Protestant missionaries from the UK and the USA established churches, schools and hospitals in Xiamen, China, where the colloquial language is known as "Amoy." Hymns written for use there followed the spread of Amoy speaking peoples and their churches. In the 20th century, when churches in Taiwan began to publish their own hymn collections (rather than import them from China), these hymns were included.In the 21st century were some of these were translated into English for use by international students at Tainan Theological College and Seminary in Taiwan. This collection also includes a few selections that were never adopted in Taiwan, and some others that weree never adopted in Xiamen. which the 1964 committee didn't use. Some missionaries expelled from Xiamen in the 1950s ministered amongto Amoy speaking Christians in the Philippines. The Amoy Hymnal was re-edited and re-issued there. It is still in use by some congregations in Xiamen in the 21st Century.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Alexander
• Release date: Nov 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463971154

David Alexander

Originally from Los Angeles Vietnam Veteran (18th Engineer Brigade, 577th Engineer Battalion) Undergraduate degree in Spanish Graduate degrees in Theology (MA) and Education (EdM) Clergy (Reformed Church in America and Presbyterian Church in Taiwan) 39 years of life in Taiwan. Took citizenship there in 2018 and promptly retired to Holland, MI. Life in Taiwan included college campus ministry, parish ministry, publications work and theological education. Finished career as a lecturer in practical theology and director of the language center of Tainan Theological College.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Go Not in Evil Ways

You Lord Alone Will be My God

Almighty God's Most Holy House

All Nations, Races Under Heaven

O Bless the Lord My Soul

House That's Built Without The Lord

As From A Miry Pit

Bless the Lord My Soul

Glorious God Beyond Compare

Come Thou O Lord and Reign

God Who Made both Earth and Heav'n

God Who Made Both Earth and Heav'n (2)

Our Lord God Made Earth and Sky

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes

O My Soul, You Must Now Sing Forth

In Highest Heaven Jesus Reigns

Jesus, The Living God

All People on the Earth

The Name of Jesus is so Sweet

Jesus' Church by God Established

The Heav'ns and Earth Proclaimed

Most Holy, Lofty God

Have Mercy On Us Lord

In the Holy Scriptures

Heed All Commandments of the Lord

As Through This World We Go

Confused and Guilty All Are We

Holy Living God of All

By Jesus’ Own Authority

When Creation's Work Was Done

Sabbath is the Best of Days

Since Humankind is Born to Sin

Christ Who for Us Died Willingly

On the Night of His Betraytal

God From of Old Had Long Desired

Because We Cannot Know When

My Heart in Darkness Bound

The Publican Before God's Face

First Place in God's Ten Commands

When Our Heart We Dare Survey

God the Father High and Holy

Since the Lord will Hear Our Prayer

Lord Open Now the Way that We

Father God, who Dwells in Heaven

The Lord Alone My Shepherd Is

I have the Best of Friends

The Way to Heaven's Eternal Home

Wand'ring in the Desert Drear

Jesus, the Son of God

Come Ye Failing and Depressed

Disciple of the Lord

God Made Us All and Made it Plain

When Friends in Christ Depart this Earth

Safely Through Each Week We Go

Acknowledgments

The grace of God

The love of a good woman

The fellowship of colleagues

The wonder of Taiwan

Introduction

Before the middle of the 19th century Protestant missionaries from the UK and the USA began to establish churches, schools and hospitals in Xiamen, China. The language of Xiamen is colloquially known as Amoy and linguistically as Southern Min. People from Amoy had spread throughout South East Asia, carrying their language, variously called Hokkien or Hoklo, to places now