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Dear Father, keep me through this day obedient

Dear Father, keep me through this day obedient

Author: George W. Briggs
Published in 3 hymnals


Representative Text

Dear Father, keep me thro' this day
Obedient, kind, and true;
That, always loving thee I may
Seek all thy will to do.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #90

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Author: George W. Briggs

George Wallace Briggs is a Canon of Worcester Cathedral and one of the most distinguished British hymn writers and hymnologists of today. Six of his hymns appear in the Episcopal Hymnal of 1940 (American). Another hymn on the Bible entitled "Word of the living God" was written for the 25th Anniversary of the British Bible Reading Fellowship and was sung in Westminster Abbey on June 5, 1947. It has been widely used since that time. Canon Briggs is a leading member of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is also the composer of several hymn times, six of which have appeared in British hymnals. In addition to his work as a clergy man of the Church of England and an hymnologist, he has interest himself actively in the field of reli… Go to person page >

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First Line: Dear Father, keep me through this day obedient
Author: George W. Briggs
Language: English
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Hymns for Children and Grownups to Use Together #32

Songs of Praise #400

Songs of Praise #400
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The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #90

The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #90
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