If friendless in the vales of tears I stray

If friendless in the vales of tears I stray

Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Published in 11 hymnals

Author: Mrs. Barbauld

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, née Aikin, daughter of the Rev. John Ailrin, D.D., a dissenting minister, was b. at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, June 20, 1743. In 1753 Dr. Aikin became classical tutor at a dissenting academy at Warrington. During her residence there she contributed five hymns to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772. In the following year these were included in her Poems, Lond., J. Johnson, 1773. In May, 1774, Miss Aikin was married to the Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, a descendant of a French Protestant family, and a dissenting minister. For some years Mr. Barbauld conducted, in addition to his pastoral work, a boarding school at Palgrave, Suffolk. From this he retired in 1785. In 1786 he undertook t… Go to person page >

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First Line: If friendless in the vales of tears I stray
Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d161

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #297

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #H59a

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #297

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #297

Carols of Love #d52

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Christian Hymns #493

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Hymns, Suitable for the Devotion of Families and Churches #XXXIV

The Universalist Hymn Book #d215

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The Universalist Hymn-Book #228

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