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Why, when storms around you gather

Why, when storms around you gather

Author: Ambrose Searle
Published in 11 hymnals


Author: Ambrose Searle

Serle, Ambrose, a Commissioner in the Government Transport Office, was b. Aug. 30, 1742, and d. Aug. 1, 1812. He published Horae Solitariae: or Essays upon some remarkable Names and Titles of Jesus Christ, &c, 1786. In this work short hymns are appended to some of the articles, and of these, "Jesus commissioned from above" (Redemption), and "Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design" (Providence), have passed into several collections. Serle was also the author of other works. The Rev. E. Bickersteth published Selections from the Works of Ambrose Serle, in 1833. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: Why, when storms around you gather
Author: Ambrose Searle
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Church Psalmist #421

Church Psalmist #421
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Church Psalmist #421

Church Psalmist #421
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Church Psalmist #421

Church Psalmist #421

Mother's Hymn Book . New ed. #d158

Mother's Hymn Book . New ed. #d158
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Seamen's Hymns #421

Seamen's Hymns #421

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d712

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d712
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Social Psalmist #421

Social Psalmist #421

Songs in the Night; or Hymns for the Sick and Suffering. 2nd ed. #d211

Songs in the Night; or Hymns for the Sick and Suffering. 2nd ed. #d211

The Millennial Harp #d546

The Millennial Harp #d546
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The Mother's Hymn Book #23

The Mother's Hymn Book #23
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The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #32

The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #32
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