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The Savior, with inviting voice

The Savior, with inviting voice

Author: John Dobell
Published in 8 hymnals


Author: John Dobell

Dobell, John, b. 1757, d. May, 1840, was a port-gauger under the Board of Excise, at Poole, Dorset, and a person of some local note. In 1806 he published:— A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns for Private, Family, and Public Worship (Many Original) from more than two hundred of the best Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, Arranged in alphabetical order; Intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. By John Dobell. Lond., Williams and Smith, 1806. Subsequently this Selection was increased to "More than Eight Hundred" hymns, and the wording of the title-page was changed in several instances. Dobell's account of this work is:— "The hymns here presented to the public I have collected from m… Go to person page >

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First Line: The Savior, with inviting voice
Author: John Dobell
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #LV

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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #242

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The Psalms and Hymns #27d

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