Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but Thee

Representative Text

1 Whom have we, Lord, in heav'n, but thee,
And whom on earth beside?
Where else for succor can we flee,
Or in whose strength confide?

2 Thou art our portion here below,
Our promised bliss above;
Ne'er may our souls an object know
So precious as thy love.

3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail,
Thou wilt our spirits cheer;
Support us through life's thorny vale,
And calm each anxious fear.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #844

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but Thee
Author: Harriet Auber
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

NUN DANKET ALL (Crüger 16512)

Composed by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) as a setting for Paul Gerhardt's "Nun danket all’ und bringet Ehr," GRÄFENBERG was first published in the 1647 edition of Crüger's Praxis Pietatis Melica. The tune is arbitrarily named after a water-cure spa in Silesia, Austria, which became famous in the 1820…

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BELMONT (Gardiner)

This tune has been mis-attributed to various other composers, but is clearly the work of the above-named composer.

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HOWARD (Cuthbert)


Timeline

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #576

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #119

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #653

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #399

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #399

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #399

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #399

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #13

A Liturgy for the New Church #d113

A Liturgy for the New Church. 3rd ed. #d113

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A Selection of Hymns #184

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d371

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d375

Association Songs No.1 #d187

Cantica Laudis #d352

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Carmina Sacra #96b

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #315

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d1176

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Church Psalmody #P73.3

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Church Psalmody #P73c

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a403

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Hymns and Tunes #403

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #P73c

Melodies of the Church #d1129

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d934

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Psalms and Hymns #P73c

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d361

Schools Lyrics #d257

Songs for the School #d186

Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book #73c

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d477

The Book of Praise #d908

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The Book of Worship #68

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The Brethren Hymnal #6

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The Christian Hymnal, Hymns with Tunes for the Services of the Church #140

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The Christian Psalmist #P73c

The Modern Harp #d311

The Modern Psalmist #d375

The Psaltery #d316

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d295

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The Public School Hymnal #163

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #281c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d1237

The School Hymn and Tune Book #d211

The Thanksgiving #d282

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The Voice of Praise #844

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Worship in the School Room #173

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Worship in the School Room #396

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