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At Thy feet, our God and Father

Author: James Drummond Burns
Tune: BETHANY (Smart)
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1. At Thy feet, our God and Father,
Who has blessed us all our days,
We with grateful hearts would gather,
To begin the year with praise:
Praise for light so brightly shining
On our steps from heaven above;
Praise for mercies daily twining
Round us golden cords of love.

2. Jesus, for Thy love most tender,
On the cross for sinners shown,
We would praise Thee, and surrender
All our hearts to be Thine own:
With so blest a Friend provided,
We upon our way would go,
Sure of being safely guided,
Guarded well from every foe.

3. Every day will be the brighter
When Thy gracious face we see;
Every burden will be lighter
When we know it comes from Thee.
Spread Thy love's broad banner o'er us,
Give us strength to serve and wait,
Till the glory breaks before us
Through the city's open gate.

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: James Drummond Burns

Burns, James Drummond, M.A., was born at Edinburgh, February 18, 1823. He studied and graduated M.A. at the University of Edinburgh. In 1845 he became Free Church minister of Dunblane, but resigned through failing health, in 1848, and took charge of the Presbyterian Church at Funchal, Madeira. In 1855 he became minister of Hampstead Presbyterian Church, London. Died at Mentone, Nov. 27, 1864, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. His hymns appeared in:— (l) The Vision of Prophecy: and other Poems (Edin., Edmonston and Douglas). This was originally published in 1854, and enlarged in 1858. The Poems are distinguished by vivid colouring and poetic imagination, along with directness, delicacy of execution, pensive sweetness, and t… Go to person page >

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First Line:	At Thy feet, our God and Father
Author:	James Drummond Burns
Meter:	8.7.8.7 D
Language:	English

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At Thy Feet, our God and Father. J. D. Burns. [New Year.] Printed in the English Presbyterian Psalms & Hymns, 1867, No. 62, and in his Remains by Dr. J. Hamilton, 1869, pp. 224-5, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed "New Year's Hymn” with the text, Ps. lxv. 2, prefixed. It has attained to a fair position in the hymnals of Great Britain, Canada, and America. The opening line sometimes reads, "At Thy feet, 0 God our Father."

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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At Thy feet, our God and Father, p. 89, ii. This hymn was published in the Family Treasury, 1861.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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BETHANY (Smart)

BETHANY, named after the village near Jerusalem, is a suitably dramatic tune for the song text. It was composed by Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-k…

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ST. ASAPH (Bambridge)

DULCE CARMEN

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Instances

Instances (63)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
A Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Sunday School #d13	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1881
A Selection of Spiritual Songs With Music, For the Sunday-School #237	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1881
American Junior Church School Hymnal #d15	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1929
Chapel Service, Cadet Hymns and Songs #d9	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1949
Children's Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #182	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1884
Christian Worship: a hymnal #137	At Thy feet, our God and Father	At Thy Feet, Our God and Father		James D. Burns, 1823-1864	William S. Bambridge, 1842-1923	8.7.8.7 D		ST. ASAPH			1941
Christian Worship, a Hymnal. Special ed. #d33	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1953
Christian Worship and Praise #d26	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1939
Church Hymnal, Mennonite: a Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs ... 1st ed. [with Deutscher Anhang] #586	At Thy feet, our God and Father	At Thy Feet, Our God and Father		James D. Burns	Henry Smart	8.7.8.7 D	Psalm 117:2	CRUCIFER	F Major or modal	English	1927
Church Hymnal, Mennonite: a Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs. 7th ed. #d40	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1940
Church Hymnal, Third Edition #4	At thy feet, our God and Father										1919
Church Hymns and Tunes #638	At Thy feet, our God and Father			Rev. James D. Burns							1906
Church Hymns and Tunes for use in Baptist Churches #d40	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1906
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #653	At Thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns							1913
Gospel Hymns #d37	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1871
Hosanna for the Sunday School #151	At Thy feet, our God and Father			J. D. Burns							1898
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #176	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1920
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #579	At Thy feet, our God and Father	At Thy Feet, Our God and Father		James D. Burns, 1823-1864				DULCE CARMEN	A Flat Major	English	1969
Hymnal for American Youth #3	At thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns, 1823-1864							1919
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d49	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1900
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #308	At Thy feet, our God and Father										1880
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d17	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1881
Hymns and Songs for the Sunday School #166	At Thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns							1914
Hymns for Today #d13	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1920
Hymns of Faith and Love #172	At Thy Feet, our God and Father!										1897
Hymns of the Church: new and old #555	At Thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns							1912
Love and Praise #d12	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1883
Notes of Triumph, for the Sunday School #d19	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1891
Notes of Triumph: for the Sunday School #d20	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1886
St. Pauls Hymnal, being a Collection of Hymns, Old and New ... Die St. Pauls Sammlung von Liedern alt und neu #d15	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1905
The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #d41	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1957
The Abingdon Hymnal: a Book of Worship for Youth #d21	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1928
The Army and Navy Hymnal #3	At thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns, 1823-1864							1921
The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #d27	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1942
The Book of Praise #574	At Thy feet, our God and Father	At Thy feet, our God and Father		James Drummond Burns, 1823-1864	Henry Smart, 1813 - 1879	8.7.8.7 D		BETHANY	E Major	English	1972
The Book of Praise #696	At Thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns, 1823 - 1864	Henry Smart, 1813 - 1879	8.7.8.7 D	Psalm 115:12	BETHANY	F Major or modal	English	1918
The Book of Worship of the Church School #130	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1915
The Canadian Hymnal #d30	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1895
The Canadian Hymnal #d30	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1892
The Century Hymnal #3	At thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns, 1823-1864							1921
The Choral Hymnal #d14	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1888
The Church School Hymnal for Youth #d24	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1928
The Churches of God Hymnal. #d38	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1953
The Evangelical Hymnal. Text ed. #d28	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1919
The Hymnal #d27	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1956
The Hymnal: Army and Navy #195	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1942
The Hymnal. Authorized by the General Synod #d39	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1941
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #650	At thy feet, our God and Father			Rev. James D. Burns							1895
The Hymnal, Published in 1895 and Revised in 1911 #648	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1912
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #648	At Thy feet, our God and Father			James D. Burns	Henry Smart	8.7.8.7 D		CRUCIFER	F Major		1921
The Methodist Hymnal #d39	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1939
The Methodist Hymnal, Official Hymnal of the Methodist Church #d39	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1966
The Methodist Hymnal, Official Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church South, Methodist Protestant Church #d39	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1935
The Mission Band Hymnal #d5	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1879
The New Christian Hymnal #347	At Thy feet, our God and Father	At Thy Feet, Our God and Father		James D. Burns	Henry Smart	8.7.8.7 D		BETHANY	F Major or modal		1929
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #481	At Thy feet, our God and Father			J. D. Burns	Henry Smart	8.7.8.7 D	Matthew 11:28-30; Deuteronomy 33:25; Psalm 31:5	BETHANY	F Major or modal	English	1897
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #481	At Thy feet, our God and Father			J. D. Burns							1915
The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #260	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1911
Trinity Hymnal #610	At thy feet, our God and Father	At thy feet, our God and Father						Safe in the Arms of Jesus			1961
Unison Choral Collection #d3	At thy feet, our God and Father		Praise for light	James Drummond Burns							1958
Worship and Song #d21	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1913
Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #4	At thy feet, our God and Father			James Drummond Burns							1921
Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #222	At Thy feet, our God and Father		Raise the anthem, Tell the story								1903