Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace

Almighty Father, gracious Lord

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 131 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Almighty Father, gracious Lord,
Kind guardian of my days,
Thy mercies let my heart record
In songs of grateful praise.

2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thy indulgent care,
Long ere I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe the infant prayer.

3 Each rolling year new favors brought
From thy exhaustless store;
But, ah! in vain my laboring thought
Would count thy mercies o'er.

4 While sweet reflection, through my day,
Thy bounteous hand would trace,
Still dearer blessings claim thy praise,
The blessings of thy grace.

5 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord!
For favors more divine;
That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.

6 Lord, when this mortal frame decays,
And every weakness dies,
Complete the wonders of thy grace,
And raise me to the skies.

Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #411

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Almighty Father, gracious Lord
Title: Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Almighty Father, gracious Lord. Anne Steele. [Providence and Grace.] "Praise to God for the Blessings of Providence and Grace,” is the title of this hymn in 16 stanzas of 4 lines in her Poems, &c, 1760, and 2nd edition 1780. A cento therefrom in Dr. Alexander's Augustine Hymn Book, 1849-65, is composed of st. i., ii., vii.-ix., xv., and xvi. It is also found in some American collections. Another arrangement of stanzas beginning with the first stanza was included in Cotterill's Selection 1810. Of this, stanza iii., 11. 5-8, is altered from Cowper.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

[Almighty Father, gracious Lord] (Mathias)


EVAN (Havergal)

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A Choice Selection of Evangelical Hymns, from various authors #140

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #514

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #26

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #26

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #411

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d10

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #155

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #173

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d6

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #189

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #37

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A Selection of Hymns #40

A Selection of Hymns....3d ed #d9

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #173

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Baptist Hymn Book #a42

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Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #61

Chapel Hymns #d15

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Christian Melodies #210

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Christian Melodies #210

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d25

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d22

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Church Psalmist #29

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Church Psalmist #29

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Evangelical Hymns #20

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d9

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #152

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a152

Hymn Book for Sunday Schools #d4

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Hymns for Schools #242

Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d2

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Hymns for Social Worship #25

Hymns for the Use of the New Jerusalem Church #d10

Hymns Selected #d3

Hymns Selected from Dr. Watts, Dr. Doddridge and Various Other Writers #d3

Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d7

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #87

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Hymns, Selected and Original #87

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Hymns, Selected from the Most Approved Authors, for the use of Trinity Church, Boston #37

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Hymns #87

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Hymns #87

Juvenile Psalmody. Second ed. #d2

Melodies of the Church #d22

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Mission Songs #153

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #223

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #223

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New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. #5

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Parish Hymns #58

Parish Psalmody #d15

Parish Psalmody #d17

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d21

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #287

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H88

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Sacred lyrics, or Select hymns #149

Sacred poetry #d10

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Sacred Poetry #aCXXXIXd

Sacred Poetry #d10

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Sacred Poetry #CXXXIXd

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Seamen's Hymns #29

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d12

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Selah #300

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Social Psalmist #29

Songs for the New Life #d13

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Sunday-School Hymns #48

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #33

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The Baptist Hymn Book #71

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The Baptist Hymn Book #42

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d15

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The Christian Church Hymnal #16

The Christian Hymn Book #d17

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d18

The Christian Hymnist #d14

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #193

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The Christian Psalmist #54

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The Lord's Songs #CXIX

The Message Bird #d3

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #87

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #87

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The New York Choralist #104b

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The Psalmody #169

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #756b

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The Psalms and Hymns #10d

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d4

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