Lord of My Life

Lord of my life, whose tender care

Author: Ω Chelsea (1838)
Published in 48 hymnals

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1 Lord of my life, whose tender care
Has led me on till now,
Here lowly, at the hour of prayer,
Before your throne I bow.
I bless your gracious hand and pray
Forgiveness for another day.

2 Oh, may I daily, hourly, strive
In heav'nly grace to grow,
To you and to your glory live,
Dead to all else below!
Tread in the path my Savior trod,
Though thorny, yet the path of God.

3 To you my humble praise I bring
For mercies day by day.
Lord, teach my heart your love to sing;
Lord, teach me how to pray.
All that I have and e'er can do
I'll use to serve and honor you.

Source: Christian Worship (1993): a Lutheran hymnal #232

Author: Ω Chelsea

Presumably a pseudonym, this was the ascription when "Lord of my life, Whose tender care" was published in the Church of England Magazine, 1838. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Lord of my life, whose tender care
Title: Lord of My Life
Author: Ω Chelsea (1838)
Meter: 8.6
Source: "Omega," Chelsea, 1828
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Lord of my [our] life, Whose tender care. [Evening.] This hymn appeared in the Church of England Magazine, February, 1838, and was signed "Ώ Chelsea." It was included in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Hymns for Public Worship, 1852, No. 156; and since then it has passed into a large number of hymn-books in G. Britain and America, and sometimes as “Lord of our life," &c, as in Kennedy, 1863. [William T. Brooke]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Instances

Instances (1 - 48 of 48)

A Church of England Hymn Book #35

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A Hymnal and Service Book for Sunday Schools, Day Schools, Guilds, Brotherhoods, etc. #315

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A Manual of Worship #120

Book of Hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States #d151

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Christian Chorals #28

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Christian Worship (1993) #232

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Church Hymnal #374

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Church Hymns #19

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d255

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #18

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Good-Will Songs #162

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #626

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d111

Immanuel Hymnal #d262

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #13

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d145

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Missionary Hymnal #60

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #72

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Songs of Praise and Prayer #72

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Sursum Corda #66

The Book of Praise #d191

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The Chapel Hymnal with Tunes #28

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The Children's Hymnal #67

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The Choral Hymnal #25

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #692

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The Cyber Hymnal #3883

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #61

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d123

The Hymnal for Schools #d103

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The Hymnal for Schools #32

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America #404

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The Hymnary with Tunes #67

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The Institute Hymnal #22

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The Lutheran Hymnal #24

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The New Hymnary #67

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The Packer Hymnal #32

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The People's Hymn Book #120

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #916

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #916

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The School Hymnary #6

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d513

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The Spirit of Praise #53

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The Sunday School Hymnal #100

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The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #315

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Voices of Praise #145

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