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God of Our Fathers

God of our fathers, by Whose hand

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 63 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 God of our fathers, by Whose hand
Thy people still are blest,
Be with us through our pilgrimage;
Conduct us to our rest.

2 Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.

3 O spread Thy sheltering wings around,
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.

4 Such blessings from Thy gracious hand
Our humble prayers implore;
And Thou, the Lord, shalt be our God,
And portion evermore.

Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, 1871

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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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Text Information

First Line: God of our fathers, by Whose hand
Title: God of Our Fathers
Author: Philip Doddridge
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #26

A Book of Hymns and Tunes #26
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #68

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #68
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #68

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #68
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #123

A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #123
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #408

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #408
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #554

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #554
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A Collection of Sacred Song #24(H202)

A Collection of Sacred Song #24(H202)
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A Collection of Sacred Song #24(H202)

A Collection of Sacred Song #24(H202)
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Carols, Hymns, and Songs #144

Carols, Hymns, and Songs #144
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Church Choral-Book #213

Church Choral-Book #213
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Church Harmonies #75

Church Harmonies #75

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d316

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d316
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Church Psalmody #H577

Church Psalmody #H577
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Church Psalmody #577

Church Psalmody #577
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Gloria Deo #466

Gloria Deo #466

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d209

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d209
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #536

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #536
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #39

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #39
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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #326

Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #326
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Hymnal #326

Hymnal #326
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Hymnal #326

Hymnal #326

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d38

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d38

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d58

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d58
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Hymns for Schools #218

Hymns for Schools #218

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d102

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d102
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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #170

Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #170
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Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention #202

Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention #202
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Hymns of the Spirit #96

Hymns of the Spirit #96
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Hymns Recommended for use in the Reformed Episcopal Church #175

Hymns Recommended for use in the Reformed Episcopal Church #175

Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship ... approved by the Convention of 1826 #d56

Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship ... approved by the Convention of 1826 #d56
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Manual of Christian Psalmody #577

Manual of Christian Psalmody #577

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d57

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d57

Melodies of the Church #d295

Melodies of the Church #d295
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National Hymn and Tune Book #321

National Hymn and Tune Book #321

One Hundred Non-Sectarian Hymns for Use in Church and Home. 10 vols. in 1 #d27

One Hundred Non-Sectarian Hymns for Use in Church and Home. 10 vols. in 1 #d27
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Pilgrim Songs #226

Pilgrim Songs #226

Prayers for the Use of Families with a Selection of Hymns #d35

Prayers for the Use of Families with a Selection of Hymns #d35
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Psalms and Hymns #611

Psalms and Hymns #611
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Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #H202

Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #H202

Templi Carmina #d77

Templi Carmina #d77

The Children's Church #d49

The Children's Church #d49
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The Christian Psalmist #280

The Christian Psalmist #280
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The Church and Home Hymnal #255

The Church and Home Hymnal #255
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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #326

The Church Hymnal with Canticles #326
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The Church Hymnal #223

The Church Hymnal #223

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d125

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d125

The College Hymn and Tune Book #d40

The College Hymn and Tune Book #d40
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The Congregational Hymn Book #945

The Congregational Hymn Book #945

The Friends' Hymnal #d173

The Friends' Hymnal #d173
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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a466

The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a466
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The Hymnal #326

The Hymnal #326
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The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H202

The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H202

The Missionary Tune Book #d24

The Missionary Tune Book #d24

The Olive Branch #d42

The Olive Branch #d42

The Psaltery #d80

The Psaltery #d80
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The Sabbath School Melodist #50

The Sabbath School Melodist #50
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The Sunday School Chant and Tune Book #114

The Sunday School Chant and Tune Book #114
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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #28

The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #28
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