While in this sacred rite of Thine

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1 While in this sacred rite of thine
Ourselves we offer now,
Shine o'er the waters, Dove divine,
And seal the cheerful vow.

2 All glory be to Him whose life
For ours was freely given,
Who aids us in the spirit's strife
And makes us meet for heaven.

3 To thee we gladly now resign
Our life and all our powers;
Accept us in this rite divine,
And bless these hallowed hours.

4 O may we die to earth and sin,
Beneath the mystic flood;
And when we rise, may we begin
To live anew for God.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1072

Author: Samuel Francis Smith

Smith, Samuel Francis, D.D., was born in Boston, U.S.A., Oct. 21, 1808, and graduated in arts at Harvard, and in theology at Andover. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1832, and became the same year editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine. He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Americana. From 1834 to 1842 he was pastor at Waterville, Maine, and Professor of Modern Languages in Waterville College. In 1842 he removed to Newton, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1854, when he became the editor of the publications of the Baptist Missionary Union. With Baron Stow he prepared the Baptist collection known as The Psalmist, published in 1843, to which he contributed several hymns. The Psalmist is the most creditable and influential of… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: While in this sacred rite of Thine
Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MAITLAND (Allen)

PRECIOUS LORD, the tune Thomas Dorsey used for his most beloved hymn, "Precious Lord, take my hand", is an adaptation of MAITLAND. Sometimes Dorsey is shown as the composer, sometimes as the arranger or adapter the tune. MAITLAND is often attributed to Allen, but the earliest known sources (H.W. Bee…

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WOODLAND (Gould)


AZMON

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…

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Instances

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Church Harmonies #781

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Dyer's Psalmist #184

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Evangelical Hymnal #453

General Baptist Hymn Book #d526

Gloria in Excelsis #d766

Gospel Voices No.2 #d162

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #453

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Hymns and Tunes #150

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d1308

Hymns of Victory #182

Lyra Sacra Americana #d238

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d802

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (7th ed.) #B3

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Sursum Corda #680

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The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #137a

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #771

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #265.771

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The Baptist Hymn Book #771

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #530

The Baptist Hymnal #530

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d664

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The Baptist Praise Book #745

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The Brethren Hymnody #222

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1198

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #C51

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The Gospel Psalmist #562

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d596

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad596

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The National Baptist Hymnal #490

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d708

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The Psalmist #803

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The Psalmist #C51

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The Psalmist #803

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The Psalmody #508

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d1222

The Saints' Harp #d1050

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1072

The South Western Psalmist #d442

The Southern Psalmist #d955

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d1004

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