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Lord, in these dark and dismal days

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Lord, in these dark and dismal days

Author: Timothy Dwight
Tune: MIGDOL
Published in 19 hymnals

Author: Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Lord, in these dark and dismal days
Author:	Timothy Dwight
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Tune

MIGDOL

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Timeline

Page Scans

The Brethren Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs suited for Song Service in Christian Worship, for Church Service, Social Meetings and Sunday Schools (1901), p.408

Instances

Instances (1 - 19 of 19)

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs; suited to the various kinds of Christian worship; and especially designed for and adapted to the Fraternity of the Brethren... #748

A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d297

A Selection of Hymns #358

Chapel Hymns #d323

Church music #472

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d425

Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the psalms and hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to suitable tunes #34

Evangelical Hymns #221

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #463

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #463

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #484

Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #484

Parish Psalmody #d433

Parish Psalmody #d445

Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H569

Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #148

The Brethren Hymnal #664

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #P137.II

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d127

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