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The God who reigns alone

Author: William H. Drummond

Drummond, William Hamilton, D.D., son of an Irish physician, was born at Ballyclare, Antrim, Ireland, 1772, and died at Dublin, Oct. 16, 1865. Educated for the ministry at the University of Glasgow, he became, in 1793, the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Belfast, and in 1816, of the Strand Street Chapel, Dublin. His poetical works include:— (1) Juvenile Poems, 1797; (2) Trafalger, 1805; (3) The Giant's Causeway, 1811; (4) Clontarf, 1817; (5) Who are the Happy? a Poem, on the Christian Beatitudes, with other Poems on Sacred Subjects, 1818. In 1818 A Selection of Psalms & Hymns for the Use of the Presbytery of Antrim, and the Congregation of Strand Street, Dublin, was published at Belfast. This Selection was probably edited… Go to person page >

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First Line: The God who reigns alone
Author: William H. Drummond
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #91

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #130

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #322

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #183

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #203

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a203

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d390

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #137

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #137

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #120

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #120

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The Christian Psalmist #10

The Christian Psalter #d513

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The Harp #5

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a5

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The Psalms of Life #359

The Saints' Harp #d813

The Sanctus #d226

The Tabernacle #d300

Universalist Hymn Book #d496

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