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And may the promise of Advent be yours this day and always.

O blessed God, to Thee I raise

Representative Text

1 O blessed God, to Thee I raise
My voice in thankful hymns of praise;
And when my voice shall silent be,
My silence shall be praise to Thee.

2 For voice and silence both impart
The filial homage of my heart,
And both alike are understood
By Thee, Thou Parent of all good;—

3 Whose grace is all unsearchable,
Whose care for me no tongue can tell,
Who lov’st my loudest praise to hear
And lov’st to bless my voiceless prayer.


Source: Hymns of the Kingdom of God: with Tunes #25

Translator: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O blessed God, to Thee I raise
Translator: Anonymous
Source: Greek
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ROCKINGHAM (Miller)

Edward Miller (b. Norwich, England, 1735; d. Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, 1807) adapted ROCKINGHAM from an earlier tune, TUNEBRIDGE, which had been published in Aaron Williams's A Second Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature (c. 1780). ROCKINGHAM has long associations in Great Britain and North Amer…

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HAMBURG

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone. HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…

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ILLA (Mason)


Timeline

Instances

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #660

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #818

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #31

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #25

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #25

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #25

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Songs for the Chapel #121

The American Hymnal #d368

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #30

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #17.30

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The Baptist Hymn Book #30

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The Baptist Praise Book #100

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #368

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #219

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d434

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d373

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad373

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The National Baptist Hymnal #33

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #389d

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d719

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