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Father of mercies, God of love, Our maker and our sovereign God

Father of mercies, God of love, Our maker and our sovereign God

Author: Sebastian F. Streeter
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Sebastian F. Streeter

Streeter, Sebastian Ferris. (Weare, New Hampshire, July 7, 1810--August 23, 1864, Baltimore, Maryland). Son of Sebastian Streeter, 1783-1867. A Universalist layman, he wrote a hymn beginning "How gracious the promise, how soothing the word," which is included in Church Harmonies: New and Old, 1895. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line: Father of mercies, God of love, Our maker and our sovereign God
Author: Sebastian F. Streeter
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Original Hymns for Sabbath Schools #53

Youthful Voices #d52

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