Almighty God, eternal Lord, Thy gracious power

Almighty God, eternal Lord, Thy gracious power

Published in 28 hymnals

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First Line: Almighty God, eternal Lord, Thy gracious power
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Almighty God, Eternal Lord. [Before a Sermon.] A cento mainly from hymns by C. Wesley as given in the Wesleyan Hymn Book 1780. The first stanza is from "Come, O Thou all victorious Lord," stanza i., the 2nd, from "Thou Son of God, Whose flaming eyes," stanza v., the 4th, from "Father of all in whom alone;" and the 3rd and 5th, possibly by the compiler. As the cento has not been traced to an earlier date than Cotterill's Selection, 1805, No. 71, it was probably compiled by Cotterill from the Wesleyan Hymn Book. To modern collections in Great Britain it is almost entirely unknown, but its use in America is somewhat extensive. The concluding line, "And faith be lost in sight," anticipated Dr. Neale's "Till hope be lost in sight," in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1875, No. 226, st. iv., and other hymnals. The history of the hymns from which this cento is compiled may be found under their respective first lines.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances

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Church Psalmody #H468

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Church Psalmody #468

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Church Psalmody #337

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #304

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #304

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #468

Melodies of the Church #d24

Psalms and Hymns for Public worship, Containing All the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts ... #d13

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d22

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Psalms and Hymns #504

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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #215

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The Baptist Psalmody #93

The Christian Harmony #d9

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The Lyrica #322

The New Harp of Columbia #d3

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The Psalmist #59

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The Psalmist #59

The Southern Psalmist #d18

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d21

Union Hymns. Rev. #d11

Union Hymns. Rev. #d12

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