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Teach us, O teach us, Lord Thy way

Teach us, O teach us, Lord Thy way

Author: James Merrick
Published in 5 hymnals


Author: James Merrick

Merrick, James , M.A., was born in 1720, and educated at Oxford, where he became a Fellow of Trinity College. He entered Holy Orders, but his health would not admit of parish work. He died at Reading, 1769. His publications include:— (1) Messiah, a Divine Essay. Humbly dedicated to the Reverend the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Visitors of the Free School in Reading. By James Merrick, Ætat. 14, Senior Scholar of the School at their last Terminal Visitation, the 7th of October, 1734. Reading. (2) The Destruction of Troy. Translated from the Greek of Tryphiodorus into English Verse, with Notes, &c. 1742. (3) Poems on Sacred Subjects. Oxford . 1763. (4) The Psalms of David Translated or Paraphrased in English Verse… Go to person page >

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First Line: Teach us, O teach us, Lord Thy way
Author: James Merrick
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Christian Hymns #430

Christian Hymns #430

Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d135

Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d135

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d384

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d384
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Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #238

Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #238
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The Psalms of Life #52

The Psalms of Life #52
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