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Ye servants of the eternal King

Ye servants of the eternal King

Author: James Merrick
Published in 6 hymnals


Author: James Merrick

Merrick, James , M.A., was born in 1720, and educated at Oxford, where he became a Fellow of Trinity College. He entered Holy Orders, but his health would not admit of parish work. He died at Reading, 1769. His publications include:— (1) Messiah, a Divine Essay. Humbly dedicated to the Reverend the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Visitors of the Free School in Reading. By James Merrick, Ætat. 14, Senior Scholar of the School at their last Terminal Visitation, the 7th of October, 1734. Reading. (2) The Destruction of Troy. Translated from the Greek of Tryphiodorus into English Verse, with Notes, &c. 1742. (3) Poems on Sacred Subjects. Oxford . 1763. (4) The Psalms of David Translated or Paraphrased in English Verse… Go to person page >

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First Line: Ye servants of the eternal King
Author: James Merrick
Copyright: Public Domain
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Sacred poetry #d570

Sacred poetry #d570
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Sacred Poetry #aCXXXIV

Sacred Poetry #aCXXXIV

Sacred Poetry #d570

Sacred Poetry #d570
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Sacred Poetry #CXXXIV

Sacred Poetry #CXXXIV

The Universalist Hymn Book #d555

The Universalist Hymn Book #d555
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The Universalist Hymn-Book #160

The Universalist Hymn-Book #160
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