These mortal joys, how soon they fade

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: These mortal joys, how soon they fade
Author: Philip Doddridge
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #527

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #527

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d838

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d838

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d844

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d844

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d845

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d845
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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #606

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #606

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d316

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d316
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #548

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #548
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #338

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #338
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #338

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #338

A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d474

A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d474
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A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #621

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #621
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A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #241

A Selection of Hymns for Worship (2nd ed.) #241

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d709

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d709
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #699

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #699
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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #503

Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #503
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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #503

Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #503
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #525

Hymns for Christian Devotion #525
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #525

Hymns for Christian Devotion #525

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d144

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d144

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d410

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d410
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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #970

The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #970
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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #329.970

The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #329.970
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The Baptist Hymn Book #970

The Baptist Hymn Book #970

The Christian Psalter #d561

The Christian Psalter #d561

The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d553

The Ebenezer Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with an appendix Consisting of Miscellaneous Pieces. 6th ed. #d553

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d534

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d534

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad534

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad534
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The National Baptist Hymnal #618

The National Baptist Hymnal #618
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The Psalmist #757

The Psalmist #757
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The Psalmist #757

The Psalmist #757
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The Psalmody #1063

The Psalmody #1063

The Select Hymn and Song Book #d317

The Select Hymn and Song Book #d317
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