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Father divine, before thy view

Father divine, before thy view

Author: John Taylor
Published in 37 hymnals

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Author: John Taylor

Taylor, John, born July 30, 1750, was the son of Richard Taylor, of Norwich, and grandson of Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761, the eminent Hebrew scholar, who was for many years minister of the Octagon Chapel, Norwich, and afterwards Divinity tutor at the Warrington Academy. Dr. Taylor published A Collection of Tunes in Various Airs, one of the first collections of its kind, and his grandson was one of the most musical of Unitarian hymn-writers). Young Taylor, after serving his apprenticeship in his native place, was for two years in a banking house in London, at which time he was an occasional poetical contributor to the Morning Chronicle. In 1773 he returned to Norwich, where he spent the rest of his life, first as a manufacturer, and afterward… Go to person page >

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First Line: Father divine, before thy view
Author: John Taylor
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 37 of 37)
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #73

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #138

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #XXXVI

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

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CXXIX

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #9

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #165

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #409

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #162

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #170

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #170

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #162

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #409

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #409

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Christian Hymns #149

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #197

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #154

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a154

Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d21

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #243

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #448

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d62

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d137

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d98

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d94

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The Christian Psalmist #39

The Christian Psalter #d118

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #241

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The Psalms of Life #189

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #216

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