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How blest are they who daily prove

How blest are they who daily prove

Author: Harriet Auber
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

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First Line: How blest are they who daily prove
Author: Harriet Auber
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #340

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #340

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #340

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #340

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d363

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d157

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d153

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The Christian Psalmist #P41a

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