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Come, thou almighty will, Our fainting bosoms fill

Text Information

First Line: Come, thou almighty will, Our fainting bosoms fill
Source: Hymns of the Spirit
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Come, Thou almighty Will. [Invocation.] Appeared anonymously in the American Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit, 1864, No. 7, in 3 stanzas of 7 lines. It is repeated in later hymnals, and still Anon.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Tune

ITALIAN HYMN

Felice de Giardini (b. Turin, Italy, 1716; d. Moscow, Russia, 1796) composed ITALIAN HYMN in three parts for this text at the request of Selina Shirley, the famous evangelically minded Countess of Huntingdon. Giardini was living in London at the time and contributed this tune and three others to Mar…

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Instances in all hymnals

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Chapel Hymns and Services #d14

Chapel Hymns and Services #d14
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Hymns of the Church Universal #523

Hymns of the Church Universal #523
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Hymns of the Spirit #7

Hymns of the Spirit #7
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Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #47

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #47
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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #85

Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #85
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National Hymn and Tune Book #296

National Hymn and Tune Book #296
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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #9

Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #9

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d67

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d67

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d38

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d38
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Vestry Harmonies #35b

Vestry Harmonies #35b
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