Behold where breathing love divine

Behold where breathing love divine

Author: Anna Letitia Barbauld
Published in 49 hymnals

Author: Anna Letitia Barbauld

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, née Aikin, daughter of the Rev. John Ailrin, D.D., a dissenting minister, was b. at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, June 20, 1743. In 1753 Dr. Aikin became classical tutor at a dissenting academy at Warrington. During her residence there she contributed five hymns to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772. In the following year these were included in her Poems, Lond., J. Johnson, 1773. In May, 1774, Miss Aikin was married to the Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, a descendant of a French Protestant family, and a dissenting minister. For some years Mr. Barbauld conducted, in addition to his pastoral work, a boarding school at Palgrave, Suffolk. From this he retired in 1785. In 1786 he undertook t… Go to person page >

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First Line: Behold where breathing love divine
Author: Anna Letitia Barbauld
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Behold where breathing love divine. Anna L. Barbauld, née Aikin. [Charity.] Contributed to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772, No. 117, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. In the following year it was republished in Mrs. Barbauld's (then Miss Aikin) Poems, London, J. Johnson, 1773, pp. 121-123. In this form it is not in extensive use, although included in Dr. Collyer's Collection, 1812, and repeated in Dr. Martineau's Hymns, 1840 & 1873. A cento from this hymn is given in the Church Sunday School Hymn Book, 1868, No. 364, and other collections, beginning, "Blest is the man whose softening heart.” It is composed of stanzas iii., iv., vii., viii., somewhat altered, and appeared in the 9th edition of Cotterill's Selection, 1820, No. 123. From thence it passed into various collections both in Great Britain and America. In Kennedy, 1863, No, 126, it begins, “Blest is the man whose tender heart." The full original text is given in Lyra Britannica, 1867, pp. 32-33.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches: to which are added prayers for families and individuals #346Image
A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, to which are added prayers for families and individuals (New and Enl. Stereotype Ed.) #346Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #203Image
A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d44
A Collection of Hymns, More Particularly Designed for the Use of the West Society in Boston. (2nd ed. with Additions) #XXXIIImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #240Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #CXXIVImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #CXXIVImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCLVImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #146Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #146Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #252Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #223Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #223Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns: from Watts, Doddridge, and others (4th ed. with an appendix) #622Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms: for social and private worship (3rd ed. corr.) #180Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #187Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #180Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #187Image
A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #P35Image
Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d20
Christian Hymns: adapted to the worship of God our Saviour in public and private devotion, compiled from the most approved ancient and modern authors, for the Central Universalist Society... #75Image
Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship: a collection compiled by a committee of the Cheshire Pastoral Association (11th ed.) #257Image
Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d29
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #225Image
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #225Image
Hymns for Public Worship #426Image
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #405Image
Hymns for the Sanctuary #386Image
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d22
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d25
Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d76
Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d36
Songs of the Unity: a Selection of Lyrics for Public Worhip, with Tunes for Congregational Use #d20
The Christian Psalmist: being a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs compiled from the most approved authors, and designed as a standard hymn book for public and social worship #297Image
The Christian Psalter #d59
The Modern Harp: or, Boston Sacred Melodist. #d30
The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d36
The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #270Image
The Universalist Hymn Book: a New Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies. 4th ed. #d68
The Universalist Hymn-Book: a new collection of psalms and hymns, for the use of Universalist Societies (Stereotype ed.) #518Image
Universalist Hymn Book #d56
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