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Begin, my soul, the lofty strain

Author: Elizabeth Singer Rowe Appears in 12 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project

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Begin, my soul, thy lofty strain

Author: Mrs. Rowe Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #83 (1842) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) Languages: English
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Begin, my soul, the lofty strain

Author: Mrs. Rowe Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #83 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. Languages: English
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Begin, my soul, the lofty strain

Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #54 (1846) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Languages: English

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Elizabeth Singer Rowe

1674 - 1737 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Begin, my soul, the lofty strain" Rowe, Elizabeth, née Singer, daughter of Walter Singer, an Independent Minister, was born near Frome, Somersetshire, in 1674; married in 1710 to Thomas Rowe, the poet; and died in Feb., 1737. Her works include Friendship in Death; Letters Moral and Entertaining, and Devoute exercises of the Heart (which was revised and published by Dr. Watts). Her Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse, which included some of her husband's poems, together with her Hymns and Versions of Psalms, was published posthumously in 1739. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================= Rowe, Elizabeth, p. 925, i. From Mrs. Rowe's Miscellaneous Works, &c, 1739, the following hymns are taken:— 1. Begin the high celestial strain. Praise to God. 2. Lord, what is man that he should prove? The Love of God. 3. The glorious armies of the sky. Praise to God. 4. To Thee, O God, my prayer ascends. God our Joy. For full biographical details, see the Biog. Britannia, v., or, Supplement of the Gospel Magazine, 1770, --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)