No Success Without God's Blessing

Author: William Hiley Bathurst

Bathurst, William Hiley , M.A., son of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bragge (afterwards Bathurst) some time M.P. for Bristol, born at Clevedale, near Bristol, Aug. 28, 1796, and educated at Winchester, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1818. From 1820 to 1852 he held the Rectory of Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds. Resigning the Rectory in the latter year, through his inability to reconcile his doctrinal views with the Book of Common Prayer, he retired into private life, and died at Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, Nov. 25, 1877. His works include, The Georgics of Virgil: Translated by W. H. B., 1849; Metrical Musings; or, Thoughts on Sacred Subjects in Verse, 1849; and Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use, 1831 (2nd ed. 1842). This last… Go to person page >

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First Line: Except the Lord our labors bless
Title: No Success Without God's Blessing
Author: William Hiley Bathurst
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

DUKE STREET

First published anonymously in Henry Boyd's Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1793), DUKE STREET was credited to John Hatton (b. Warrington, England, c. 1710; d, St. Helen's, Lancaster, England, 1793) in William Dixon's Euphonia (1805). Virtually nothing is known about Hatton, its composer,…

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WATTS (51715)


TALLIS' CANON

TALLIS CANON is one of nine tunes Thomas Tallis (PHH 62) contributed to Matthew Parker's Psalter (around 1561). There it was used as a setting for Psalm 67. In the original tune the melody began in the tenor, followed by the soprano, and featured repeated phrases. Thomas Ravenscroft (PHH 59) publish…

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #630

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #630
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Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #41c

Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #41c
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Dew Drops of Sacred Song #103f

Dew Drops of Sacred Song #103f
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Every Sabbath #136f

Every Sabbath #136f

Family and Social Melodies #d81

Family and Social Melodies #d81
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Glorious Things in Sacred Song #131c

Glorious Things in Sacred Song #131c

Hallowed Songs #d83

Hallowed Songs #d83
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Hymns and Offices of Worship #330

Hymns and Offices of Worship #330

Hymns for Mothers #d16

Hymns for Mothers #d16
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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #630

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #630
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Jasper and Gold #164

Jasper and Gold #164
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New Hymn and Tune book #161c

New Hymn and Tune book #161c
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New Hymn and Tune Book #161c

New Hymn and Tune Book #161c
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New Union Hymns #341

New Union Hymns #341
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #330

Offices of Worship and Hymns #330
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Precious Gems No. 1 #213

Precious Gems No. 1 #213

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d182

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d182
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Redeemer's Praise #111c

Redeemer's Praise #111c
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Songs for Worship #137f

Songs for Worship #137f

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d158

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d158
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The Centenary Singer #196

The Centenary Singer #196
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The Christian Hymnal #154

The Christian Hymnal #154
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The Heart and Voice #44c

The Heart and Voice #44c
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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #42

The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #42
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The Tribute of Praise #42

The Tribute of Praise #42
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The Tribute of Praise #42

The Tribute of Praise #42
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