Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace

Almighty Father, gracious Lord

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 131 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Almighty Father, gracious Lord,
Kind guardian of my days,
Thy mercies let my heart record
In songs of grateful praise.

2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thy indulgent care,
Long ere I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe the infant prayer.

3 Each rolling year new favors brought
From thy exhaustless store;
But, ah! in vain my laboring thought
Would count thy mercies o'er.

4 While sweet reflection, through my day,
Thy bounteous hand would trace,
Still dearer blessings claim thy praise,
The blessings of thy grace.

5 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord!
For favors more divine;
That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.

6 Lord, when this mortal frame decays,
And every weakness dies,
Complete the wonders of thy grace,
And raise me to the skies.

Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #411

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Almighty Father, gracious Lord
Title: Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Almighty Father, gracious Lord. Anne Steele. [Providence and Grace.] "Praise to God for the Blessings of Providence and Grace,” is the title of this hymn in 16 stanzas of 4 lines in her Poems, &c, 1760, and 2nd edition 1780. A cento therefrom in Dr. Alexander's Augustine Hymn Book, 1849-65, is composed of st. i., ii., vii.-ix., xv., and xvi. It is also found in some American collections. Another arrangement of stanzas beginning with the first stanza was included in Cotterill's Selection 1810. Of this, stanza iii., 11. 5-8, is altered from Cowper.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

EVAN (Havergal)

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list.

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[Almighty Father, gracious Lord] (Mathias)


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Instances

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The Christian Hymn Book #d17

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The Christian Hymn Book #644

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d18

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The Christian Hymnal #S19

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The Christian hymnal #317

The Christian Hymnist #d14

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #193

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The Christian Psalmist #54

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The Lord's Songs #CXIX

The Message Bird #d3

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #87

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #87

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The New York Choralist #104b

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The Psalmody #169

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #756b

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The Psalms and Hymns #10d

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d4

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #371a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d24

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #43

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #73

Union Hymns. Rev. #d9

Union Hymns. Rev. #d10

Universalist Hymn Book #d15

Vestry Songs #d4

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