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When o'er the trodden paths of life

Author: Boyse Appears in 11 hymnals

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When o'er the trodden paths of life

Hymnal: A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #63 (1812) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When, o'er the trodden paths of life, Backwards I turn mine eyes, What varied scenes, throughout the road, Awaken my surprise! 2 Thousands, to whom my natal hour Imparted vital breath, Just looked on life, and closed their eyes In the fast sleep of death. 3 Thousands, who climb'd to manhood's stage; Safe through unnumber'd snares; Travell'd not far before they sunk Amidst its thorns and cares. 4 Follow'd thro' every changing stage, With goodness all my days, Deny me not a heart to love, A tongue to speak thy praise. 5 Then thousand thousand thanks to thee, My grateful lips shall give; And, while I make thy grace my trust, To thee alone I'll live. 6 Then thousand thousand thanks to thee, Echo along the road; O! may I join those endless songs, That fill thy blest abode. Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2 Languages: English

When o'er the trodden paths of life

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #442 (1814) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When o'er the trodden paths of life, Backwards I turn mine eyes: What varied scenes, throughout the road, Awaken my surprise! 2 Thousands, to whom my natal hour Imparted vital breath, Just look'd on life, and clos'd their eyes In the fast sleep of death. 3 Thousands, who climb'd to manhood's stage; Safe through unnumber'd snares; Travell'd not far, before they sunk Amidst its thorns and cares. 4 Follow'd through ev'ry changing stage, With goodness all my days: Deny me not a heart to love, A tongue to speak thy praise. 5 Ten thousand thousand thanks to thee, Echo along the road. O may I join those endless songs, That fill thy blest abode. Topics: Particular Occasions and Circumstances Sickness and Recovery Languages: English

When o'er the trodden paths of life

Author: Boyse Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #564 (1846) Languages: English

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Joseph Boyse

1660 - 1728 Person Name: J. Boyse Author of "When o'er the trodden paths of life" Boyse, Joseph, was born at Leeds in 1660, received a good education, and in 1683 became a Presbyterian minister in Dublin, a position he maintained with honour and usefulness until his death in 1728. His prose works, chiefly sermons and controversial treatises, were collected and published by himself in two large folios, London, 1728. He was the author of two collections of hymns. The first, printed in Dublin, in 1693 (small 8vo) with another title-page (London, 1693, Thomas Parkhurst, Cheapside), is entitled as follows:— "Sacramental Hymns collected chiefly out of such passages of the New Testament as contain the most suitable matter of Divine Praises in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. To which is added one hymn relating to Baptism and another to the Ministry. By J. Boyse, with some by other hands." Those by "other hands" are 3 in number, viz. one by G. Herbert, and two by Patrick. Of the remaining 21 by Boyse himself, 18 are for use at the Lord's Supper. From the fact that in the hymn on Baptism immersion is the only mode recognized, it is pretty certain that the author was Baptist in sentiment, though Presbyterian in ecclesiastical position. The other collection by Boyse was printed at Dublin in 1691. It contains 76 hymns, in three parts, with music, and is entitled: — Family Hymn for Morning and Evening Worship, with some for the Lord's days . . . All taken out of the Psalms of David. A copy is in the Antrim Presbytery Library at Queen's College, Belfast. Boyse's hymns are interesting from their early date, but have no merit as poetry. The hymn "Come pay the worship God requires" (Divine Worship), in Martineau's Hymns, 1840, No. 42, is by this author. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)