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Far from thy servants, God of grace

Far from thy servants, God of grace

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 26 hymnals


Author: Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >

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First Line: Far from thy servants, God of grace
Author: Philip Doddridge
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 26 of 26)

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d94

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d94
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LIX

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LIX
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LIX

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LIX
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #164

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #164
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #164

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #164
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #361

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #361
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #178

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #178
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #185

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #185
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #185

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #185
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #178

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #178
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A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #229

A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #229
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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #H90

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #H90
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #361

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #361
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #361

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #361

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d31

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d31
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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #354

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #354

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d108

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d108
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Hymns for Public Worship #429

Hymns for Public Worship #429
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Hymns for Schools #130

Hymns for Schools #130

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d61

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d61

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d134

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d134

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d64

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d64
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The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #134

The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #134

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d96

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d96

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d92

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d92
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The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #361

The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #361
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