I have Seth Sykes music book in my collection. 'Living Gospel, Songs Of Salvation'

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Robert

Well you know me now sis x

Here is the sheet music to Running Over by W. Gardner Hunter
http://www.hymnary.org/tune/running_over_hunter
here find an audio:
http://www.hymnary.org/media/fetch/181898



Above, on 3/10/2010 William Gardner Hunter's grandchild
posted four verses and the name of the publication,
Cross and Crown Melodies compiled by W. Gardner Hunter
that she copied them from.
Here is the link to a source
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Cross-Crown-Melodies-Compiled-W-Gardner-Hunter/15498264213/bd

As a kid I thought the song was:

Running over, running over
My best friend's just been run over
And the Lord said to me
He's as happy as can be
My best friend's just been run over

It didn't make a great deal of sense to me, but the world seldom does when you're six years old.

It was my great grandfather Seth Sykes, the Scottish evangelist and hymn writer, who wrote the lyrics of Running Over. His friend, William G. Hunter, saw the lyrics and wrote music for them. Please note, it's "my cup's filled and running over" not "my cup's full and running over".

Graham MacDougall

From hymnary.org (http://www.hymnary.org/node/14709)

"As a new member this is a short note to complete the information held by you on the above. "Running over" was an incredibly popular children`s chorus, but actually was part of a hymn written by Seth Sykes of Glasgow Scotland. His friend and fellow evangelist Rev William Gardner-Hunter saw the words and created the tune. It was published in Rev. Gardner-Hunter`s "Cross and Crown Melodies". Rev. Gardner-Hunter went to be with the Lord in 1973."

can you pleae tell Elisabeth that i am sorry i did not keep in touch but i found out a lot of stuff that i did not understand and found too upsetting to deal with and if Elisabeth is able to tell me who my biological father is then i would be grateful as she is the only one who can tell me the truth and then maybe i will be able to find peace my email address is [email][email protected][/email] and please let Elisabeth know i forgive her for giving me away as a baby and that even though i have not met Elisabeth there is not a day goes by that i do not think of her please tell Elisabeth i never got in touch with her too cause her upset i got in touch with her as she is the only one who can answer my questions so i am sorry if i caused Elisabeth any pain

I know Elisabeth, obviously I won't pass her details on however can pass a message on if that helps.

I am looking for information about any relatives of the Reverend William Gardner-Hunter i am trying to get in touch with his daughter Elizabeth any help would be great thanks.

I met an old age pensioner lady today on the Sound of Kintyre bus and she said her father was a minister and that he wrote the chorus of 'Running Over'. Been singing it to myself all day since. Sweet memories of childhood singing it in Sunday School!

I am also the grandchild of the Reverend William Gardner Hunter. My mother is his daughter I have not met my mother she had me adopted as a baby and sadly I never met my grandfather but I would love to meet my family one day as I found out I have sisters and a brother I have never met maybe one day we will