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Hymn to the Deity
Author: Anonymous Appears in 77 hymnals First Line: Greatest of beings, source of life Topics: Worship with Nature Used With Tune: MEHUL
Hymn to the Deity
Greatest of beings, source of life
Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #67 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Greatest of beings, source of life,
Sov'reign of air, and earth, and sea!
All nature feels thy pow'r; but man
A grateful tribute pays to thee.
2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks,
And from thy goodness seeks supplies;
And, when oppress'd with guilt, he mourns
Thy mercy lifts him to the skies.
3 Children, whose little minds, unform'd,
Ne'er rais'd a tender thought to heav'n;
And men, whom reason lifts to God,
Tho' oft by passion downward driv'n;
4 Those, too, who bend with age and care,
And faint and tremble near the tomb,
Who, sick'ning at the present scenes,
Sigh for that better state to come:
5 All, great Creator! all are thine;
All feel thy providential care;
And thro' each varying scene of life,
Alike thy constant pity share.
6 And, whether grief oppress the heart,
Or whether to elate the breast,
Or life still keep its little course,
Or death invite the heart to rest:
7 All are thy messengers, and all
Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obey;
And all are training man to dwell
Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. Topics: God provides for all; Providence of God
Greatest of beings, source of life
Greatest of beings, source of life
Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #75 (1814) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Greatest of beings, source of life,
Sov'reign of air, and earth, and sea!
All nature feels thy pow'r; but man
A grateful tribute pays to thee.
2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks,
And from thy goodness seeks supplies;
And, when oppress'd with guilt, he mourns,
Thy mercy lifts him to the skies.
3 Children, whose little minds, unform'd,
Ne'er rais'd a tender thought to heav'n;
And men, whom reason lifts to God,
Tho' oft by passion downward driv'n;
4 Those, too, who bend with age and care,
And faint and tremble near the tomb,
Who, sick'ning at the present scenes,
Sigh for that better state to come:--
5 All, great Creator! all are thine;
All feel thy providential care;
And thro' each varying scene of life,
Alike thy constant pity share.
6 And, whether grief oppress the heart,
Or whether joy elate the breast,
Or life still keep its little course,
Or death invite the heart to rest:--
7 All are thy messengers, and all
Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obey;
And all are training man to dwell
Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. Topics: Divine Providence and Government Languages: English
Greatest of beings, source of life
Greatest of beings! Source of life
Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #LXXVII (1823) Languages: English
Greatest of beings! Source of life
Anonymous
Author of "Hymn to the Deity" in The Gospel Psalmist In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
Etienne Nicolas Méhul
1763 - 1817 Person Name: Mehul Composer of "MEHUL" in The Gospel Psalmist
Etienne Nicolas Méhul
Samuel Dyer
1785 - 1835 Person Name: Dyer Author of "Greatest of beings, Source of life" in A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Rv Samuel Dyer United Kingdom 1785-1835. Born in White Chapel, Hampshire, the family moved to Wellshire, England, where he was ordained and served as a Baptist minister. In 1806 the family moved to Coventry, and Samuel emigrated to the U.S. in 1811. He married Renee Novak. He taught music and directed choirs in New York City and Philadelphia, PA. He later moved to Baltimore, MD, and wrote, conducted singing schools in the south and east, and conducted the New York Sacred Music Society. He published “New selection of sacred music” (1817), “Anthems” (1822 & 1834), and “The Philadelphia collection of sacred music” (1828). He died in Hoboken, NJ.
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Samuel Dyer
