While now [thus] Thy throne of grace we seek

While now [thus] Thy throne of grace we seek

Author: Chandler Robbins
Published in 20 hymnals

Author: Chandler Robbins

Robbins, Chandler, D.D., was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Feb. 14, 1810, and educated at Harvard College (1829), and the Cambridge Divinity School (1833). In 1833 he became Pastor of the Second [Unitarian] Church, Boston, succeeding Dr. H. Ware, jun., and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He received his D.D. degree from Harvard in 1855, and died at Westport, Massachusetts, Sept. 12, 1882. Dr. Robbins published several prose works. He also edited The Social Hymn Book in 1843, and Hymns for Christian Worship, 1854. His two hymns,"Lo, the day of rest declineth" (Evening), and "While thus [now] Thy throne of grace we seek " (The Voice of God), appeared in Dr. G. E. Ellis's Psalms & Hymns for the Sanctuary, 1845. L. B. Barnes's tune, "Bedford Street," was… Go to person page >

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First Line: While now [thus] Thy throne of grace we seek
Author: Chandler Robbins
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #67

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #545

Association Songs No.1 #d185

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Church Harmonies #17

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a183

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Hymns and Tunes #183

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #67

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #67

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Hymns of the Spirit #39

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National Hymn and Tune Book #23

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d807

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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #305

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The Brethren Hymnal #63

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The Christian Hymn Book #683

The Christian Hymnist #d600

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The Everlasting Joy #28b

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The Gospel Psalmist #47

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The Sunday School Liturgy. (4th ed.) #7

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