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To bless the Lord our God in strains divine

To bless the Lord our God in strains divine

Author: Timothy Dwight
Tune: PORTSEA (51775)
Published in 12 hymnals


Author: Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: To bless the Lord our God in strains divine
Author: Timothy Dwight
Copyright: Public Domain
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Musica Sacra; or Springfield and Utica Collections United #d153

Musica Sacra; or Springfield and Utica Collections United #d153
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Musica Sacra #57

Musica Sacra #57

Psalms of David, a New Edition #d24

Psalms of David, a New Edition #d24
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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387

Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387
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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387

Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387
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Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387

Spiritual Songs for Social Worship #387
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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #P18e

The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #P18e
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The Musical Olio #98

The Musical Olio #98
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #P18f

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America #P18f
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #P18.VI

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #P18.VI
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The Psalms and Hymns #P18f

The Psalms and Hymns #P18f

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d232

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d232
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