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O Lord, thy pitying eye surveys

O Lord, thy pitying eye surveys

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 14 hymnals

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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First Line: O Lord, thy pitying eye surveys
Author: Philip Doddridge
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 14 of 14)
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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #767

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d661

Chapel Hymns #d414

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #989

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H566

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1014

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1014

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1014

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1014

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1014

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1014

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Songs of the Church #602

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d656

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