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O fount of mercy, God of love

O fount of mercy, God of love

Author: Alice Flowerdew
Tune: BELMONT (Gardiner)
Published in 3 hymnals

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Author: Alice Flowerdew

Flowerdew, Alice, was born in 1759, and married to Mr. Daniel Flowerdew, who for a few years held a Government appointment in Jamaica, and died in 1801. After his decease Mrs. Flowerdew kept a Ladies' Boarding-school at Islington. During her residence at Islington she was a member of the General Baptist congregation, in Worship Street (now at Bethnal Green Road). Subsequently she removed to Bury St. Edmunds, and some years later to Ipswich, where she died Sept. 23, 1830. In 1803 she published a small volume of Poems on Moral and Religious Subjects. This work reached a 3rd edition in 1811, and in that edition appeared her well-known harvest hymn, "Fountain of mercy, God of love," q.v. Mrs. Flowerdew's maiden name has not been ascertained… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O fount of mercy, God of love
Author: Alice Flowerdew
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

BELMONT (Gardiner)

This tune has been mis-attributed to various other composers, but is clearly the work of the above-named composer.

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Instances

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Anglican Hymn Book #306

Anglican Hymn Book #306
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Church Hymnal #292

Church Hymnal #292

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d190

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d190
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