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God of the universe to Thee

God of the universe to Thee

Author: Miss Mary O. (1841)
Published in 27 hymnals

Representative Text

1 God of the universe, to thee
These sacred walls we rear;
And now, with songs and bended knee,
Invoke thy presence here.

2 When sad with care, by sin oppressed,
Here may the burdened soul
Beneath thy shelt'ring wing find rest;
Here make the wounded whole.

3 And when the last long Sabbath morn
Upon the just shall rise,
May all who own thee here, be borne
To mansions in the skies.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #423

Author: Miss Mary O.

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Text Information

First Line: God of the universe to Thee
Author: Miss Mary O. (1841)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

God of the universe, to Thee. [Consecration of a Church.] Appeared in Beman's Sacred Lyrics, Troy, 1841, and signed "Miss Mary O—, 1841." It is in use in a few American collections, as Hatfield's Church Hymn Book 1872, No. 1290, in 4 stanzas, and the Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865, No. 1031, in 5 stanzas.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 27 of 27)

Christ in Song #d168

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Christ in Song #423

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Church Harmonies #792

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Church Psalmist #515

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Church Psalmist #515

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Church Psalmist #515

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1176

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d343

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #996

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Seamen's Hymns #515

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d196

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Social Psalmist #515

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1031

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1031

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1031

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1031

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1031

The Book of Praise #d227

The Centennial Hymnal #d113

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #656

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The Congregational Hymn Book #750

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The Otterbein Hymnal #534

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The People's Hymnal #534

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1136

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The Standard Church Hymnal #572

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