To thee, my God, to thee belong

Author: Mary Carpenter

Carpenter, Mary, 1807-1877. Daughter of Dr. Lant Carpenter, of Bristol, best known for her works of philanthropy, but also a devotional writer in prose and verse. Her Morning and Evening Meditations (1845) has passed through several editions. It contains her hymn of Dedication, given in Belfast Collection, "To thee, my God, to thee." Another hymn by Miss Carpenter is in the Supplement to Martineau's Hymns for use at Lewin's Mead Chapel, Bristol, 1849 and 1859. It begins "Father, here Thy glory praising." (Sunday Evening.) --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >