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Self-examination

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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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Text Information

First Line: O thou great God, whose piercing eye
Title: Self-examination
Author: Philip Doddridge
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

GERMANY (Gardiner)


HURSLEY

HURSLEY is a Protestant French Huguenot melody by an anonymous composer.

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Timeline

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Instances

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d637

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d637

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d640

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d640

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d639

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d639
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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1005

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #1005
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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #648

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #648

Family and Social Melodies #d260

Family and Social Melodies #d260
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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #824

Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #824

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d392

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d392
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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #824

Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #824

Hymns for Social Worship. 6th ed. #d182

Hymns for Social Worship. 6th ed. #d182
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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #648

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #648
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Hymns of the Spirit #432

Hymns of the Spirit #432
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National Hymn and Tune Book #18

National Hymn and Tune Book #18
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New Hymn and Tune book #135f

New Hymn and Tune book #135f
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New Hymn and Tune Book #135f

New Hymn and Tune Book #135f
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New Manual of Praise #66

New Manual of Praise #66
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Oberlin social & sabbath school hymn book #66

Oberlin social & sabbath school hymn book #66
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Sacred Songs for Social Worship #63

Sacred Songs for Social Worship #63

Supplement to Watts #d319

Supplement to Watts #d319

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d591

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d591
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The Heart and Voice #15c

The Heart and Voice #15c
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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #993

The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #993
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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #55

The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #55
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The Social and Sabbath School Hymn-Book. (5th ed.) #66

The Social and Sabbath School Hymn-Book. (5th ed.) #66
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