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The Barren Fig-Tree

God of my life, to Thee belong

Author: Elizabeth Scott
Tune: UPTON (Mason)
Published in 57 hymnals

Representative Text

1 God of my life, to thee belong
The grateful heart, the joyful song;
Touched by thy love, each tuneful chord
Resounds the goodness of the Lord.

2 Yet why, dear Lord, this tender care?
Why doth thy hand so kindly rear
A useless cumberer of the ground,
On which so little fruit is found?

3 Still let the barren fig-tree stand,
Upheld and fostered by thy hand;
Its fruit and vendure yet shall be
A grateful tribute, Lord, to thee.


Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #66

Author: Elizabeth Scott

Scott, Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Scott, Independent Minister at Norwich, and sister of Thomas Scott, noted below, was born at Norwich about 1708. In 1751 she was married to Elisha Williams, who had been from 1726 to 1739 Rector of Yale College, U.S.A., and with him she proceeded to Connecticut. On the death of Mr. Williams she was married to the Hon. William Smith, of New York, who also predeceased her. She died at Wethersfield, Connecticut, June 13th, 1776. In connection with Miss Scott's hymns we are acquainted directly and indirectly with four manuscripts, each of which is interesting in itself. These are as follows:— i. The first manuscript is in the library of Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. Mr. Franklin Bowditch… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: God of my life, to Thee belong
Title: The Barren Fig-Tree
Author: Elizabeth Scott
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Instances (1 - 57 of 57)
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #114

A Selection of Hymns #d81

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A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #366

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A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #411

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #511

A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d187

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A Selection of Hymns #DXI

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #181

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d271

Cantica Laudis #d88

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d315

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Church Psalmody #H657

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Church Psalmody #657

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d101

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d336

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #609

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Hymns, Selected and Original #609

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Hymns #609

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Hymns #609

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Hymns #609

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Hymns #609

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Laudes Domini #249

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #657

Melodies of the Church #d294

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #8

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #8

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Plymouth Collection #a1297

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #397

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d116

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #216

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #216

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #216

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Songs for the Sanctuary #216

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Songs for the Sanctuary #216

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Songs for the Sanctuary #216

Songs for the School #d45

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Songs of the Church #120

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d123

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1297

The Bay State Collection of Church Music #d57

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The Christian Harmonist #4

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d267

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The New Laudes Domini #259

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1229

The School Hymn and Tune Book #d58

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #66

The Thanksgiving #d72

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #24

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The Tribute of Praise #24

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The Tribute of Praise #24

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