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Admission into the Church

Representative Text

1 Enquire, ye pilgrims, for the way,
That lead's to Sion's hill,
And thither set your steady face,
With a determin'd will.

2 Invite the strangers all around
Your pious march to join;
And spread the sentiments you feel
Of faith and love divine.

3 O come, and to his temple haste,
And seek his favour there;
Before his footstool humbly bow,
And pour your fervent prayer!

4 O come, and join your souls to God
In everlasting bands.
Accept the blessings he bestows,
With thankful hearts and hands.

Source: A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CLXV

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 >

Text Information

First Line: Inquire, ye pilgrims, for the way
Title: Admission into the Church
Author: Philip Doddridge
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

DUNDEE (Ravenscroft)

DUNDEE first appeared in the 1615 edition of the Scottish Psalter published in Edinburgh by Andro Hart. Called a "French" tune (thus it also goes by the name of FRENCH), DUNDEE was one of that hymnal's twelve "common tunes"; that is, it was not associated with a specific psalm. In the Psalter Hymnal…

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #245

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A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CLXV

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d386

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d387

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d386

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #882

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d170

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #5

A New and Beautiful Collection of Select Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d148

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #277

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #4

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #4

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #4

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #4

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXXXIII

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXXXIII

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #405

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A Selection of Hymns #CDV

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A Selection of Hymns #177

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #5

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #5

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #517

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Baptist Hymn Book #a490

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Christian Hymns #251

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d454

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Church Melodies #321

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Church Psalmist #265

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Church Psalmist #265

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Church Psalmist #265

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Evangelical Hymns #306

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Hymnal #517

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Hymns for Social Meetings #35

Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs, including Some Never Before in Print #d163

Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d197

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d382

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d373

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #436

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d228

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Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns. A New Selection #II.16

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Revival Songs #11

Revival Songs. 4th ed. #d131

Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d219

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Seamen's Hymns #265

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d309

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Selah #113a

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Social Psalmist #265

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #397

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d194

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #467

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #467

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #467

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Songs for the Sanctuary #467

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Songs for the Sanctuary #467

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Songs for the Sanctuary #467

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Songs of the Church #973

Supplement to Watts #d212

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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #517

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #227

The Baptist Harmony #d183

The Baptist Harmony #d184

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d276

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The Baptist Hymn Book #490

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The Baptist Praise Book #580

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The Baptist Psalmody #911

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d191

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #276

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The Christian Melodist #12

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #243

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The Congregational Hymn Book #369

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d122

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d117

The Hour of Praise #d26

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #1024

The Old Baptist Hymn Book #d146

The Primitive Hymns #d292

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1123

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The Saint's Harp #120

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d399

The Social Harp #d158

The Social Harp. Rev. #d192

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #307

The Universalist Hymn Book #d234

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The Universalist Hymn-Book #22

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #140

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The Zion Songster #47

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