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Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace

Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 23 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace,
That calls base worms thy own;
Gives them among thy saints a place,
To make thy glories known.

2 Allied to thee our vital head,
We act, and grow, and thrive:
From thee divided, each is dead,
When most he seems alive.

3 Thy saints on earth, and those above,
All join in sweet accord;
One body all in mutual love,
And thou, their common Lord.

4 O may our faith each hour receive
The spirit from above,
Thus death and hell shall ne'er deceive,
Nor break the bond of love.

5 Thou the whole body wilt present
Before thy Father's face;
Now shall a wrinkle, or a spot,
Its beauteous form disgrace.

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors, 1799

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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: Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace
Author: Philip Doddridge
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d166

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d166
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Fulton Street Hymn Book, for the use of union prayer meetings, Sabbath schools and families #60

Fulton Street Hymn Book, for the use of union prayer meetings, Sabbath schools and families #60
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Hymns and Chants #159

Hymns and Chants #159
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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #359

Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #359
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Hymns of Worship #177

Hymns of Worship #177

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d239

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d239

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ... for the Use of the United Church of Christ, Commonly Called Free Will Baptist #d153

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ... for the Use of the United Church of Christ, Commonly Called Free Will Baptist #d153

Sacred poetry #d239

Sacred poetry #d239
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Sacred Poetry #aH.CXXXIX

Sacred Poetry #aH.CXXXIX

Sacred Poetry #d238

Sacred Poetry #d238
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Sacred Poetry #H.CXXXIX

Sacred Poetry #H.CXXXIX

The Christian Hymn Book #d330

The Christian Hymn Book #d330

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d334

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d334
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The Christian Psalmist #164

The Christian Psalmist #164
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The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors to which are added, a number never before published. #183

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the most approved authors to which are added, a number never before published. #183
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The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CLXXXIII

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CLXXXIII
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The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CLXXXIII

The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CLXXXIII

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d336

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d336
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #19b

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #19b
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H62

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H62
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The Psalms and Hymns #19b

The Psalms and Hymns #19b

The Universalist Hymn Book #d245

The Universalist Hymn Book #d245
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The Universalist Hymn-Book #363

The Universalist Hymn-Book #363
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