Lord, We Come to Ask Thy Blessing

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Lord, we come to ask Thy blessing, Humbly come on bended knee

Author: Henrietta O. Dobree
Tune: HOLY TRINITY (Lahee)
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Henrietta O. Dobree

E. 0. D. Under this signature the following hymns appeared in Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881, some of which have passed into other collections:— 1. Again the morning shines so bright. Morning. 2. Lord, we come to ask Thy blessing. Temperance. 3. O my God, I fear Thee. The Fear of God. 4. Our solemn Lent has come again. Lent. 5. Safely, safely gathered in. Death and Burial. The signature of E. O. D. is that of Mrs. Henrietta Octavia De Lisle Dobree, b. 1831. Originally a member of the Church of England, she joined the Roman Communion some time ago. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, we come to ask Thy blessing, Humbly come on bended knee
Title:	Lord, We Come to Ask Thy Blessing
Author:	Henrietta O. Dobree
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1894
Copyright:	Public Domain

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HOLY TRINITY (Lahee)

REX GLORIAE (Smart)

Henry T. Smart (PHH 233) composed REX GLORIAE for this text; the hymn was published in the 1868 Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern. Stanley L. Osborne (PHH 395) suggests that Smart initially intended REX GLORIAE as a tune for children. Derived from the topic of Wordsworth's text, the tune's name m…

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