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Blest Comforter divine! Let rays of heavenly love

Author: L. H. Sigourney (1825)
Tune: WOOLWICH
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1 Blest Comforter divine!
Let rays of heavenly love
Amid our gloom and darkness shine,
And guide our souls above.

2 Draw with thy still small voice,
From every sinful way;
And bid the mourning saint rejoice,
Though earthly joys decay.

3 By thine inspiring breath
Make every cloud of care,
And e'en the gloomy vale of death,
A smile of glory wear.

Temple Melodies, 1851

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Author: L. H. Sigourney

Sigourney, Lydia, née Huntley. This distinguished name stood at the head of the female poets of America a generation ago, and is still well remembered. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1791, she conducted a school in the same town from 1809 to 1814, when she removed to Hartford, where she was married to Charles Sigourney in 1819. Most of her subsequent life was spent at Hartford, and she died there, June 10, 1865. Her first publication was Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, 1815. This was followed by 58 additional works. A thorough exploration of these, or of such of them are poetical, would be necessary to trace her hymns with accuracy. They, however, are more numerous than important. Many have been used in the older collections; some are… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Blest Comforter divine! Let rays of heavenly love
Author:	L. H. Sigourney (1825)
Meter:	6.6.8.6

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A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #49	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1877
A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Used at Camp and Prayer Meetings #d26	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1834
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #164	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1846
A Collection of Hymns: Supplementary to the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #109	Blest Comforter Divine!				1859
A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d60	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1877
A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes: for Worship in the Church and Family #267	Blest Comforter Divine				1859
A Selection of Hymns #d25	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1833
A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #61	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1831
A Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for the Church and the Choir #362	Blest Comforter divine			L. H. H. Sigourney	1878
Baptist Chorals: a tune and hymn book designed to promote general congregational singing; containing one hundred and sixty four tunes adapted to about four hundred choice hymns #242	Blest Comforter divine				1860
Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #233b	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1874
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d90	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1878
Christian Melodies: a selection of hymns and tunes designed for social and private worship in the lecture-room and the family #216	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1851
Christian Melodies: a selection of hymns and tunes designed for social and private worship in the lecture-room and the family (2nd ed.) #216	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1854
Christian Praise: a manual of worship for public, social and private devotion #149	Blest Comforter Divine			Lydia H. Sigourney	1880
Christian Praise: hymns and tunes for public worship #257	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1870
Christian Praise: hymns and tunes for the use of the Baptist churches #257	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
Church Choral-Book, Containing Tunes and Hymns . . . #345	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1860
Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d133	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1833
Church Melodies: collection of psalms and hymns, with appropriate music. For the use of congregations. #141	Blest Comforter divine				1858
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #270	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1864
Church Psalmist: or Psalms and Hymns Designed for the Public, Social, and Private Use of Evangelical Christians ... with Supplement. 53rd ed. #210	Blest Comforter divine!				1847
Church Psalmist: or psalms and hymns for the public, social and private use of evangelical Christians (5th ed.) #210	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1845
Church Psalmist: or, psalms and hymns, for the public, social and private use of Evangelical Christians. With Supplement. (50th ed.) #210	Blest Comforter divine!				1843
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns adapted to public worship #H219	Blest Comforter divine!				1831
Church Psalmody: a Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship #219	Blest Comforter divine!				1843
Common Praise: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #244	Blest Comforter Divine			Lydia Huntley Sigourney	1913
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d89	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
Devotional hymns: selected for public and social worship #130	Blest Comforter divine!			Mrs. Sigourney	1850
Evangelical Hymns: for private, family, social, and public worship; selected from various authors (3rd ed. enl.) #209	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1829
Evangelical Hymns: original and selected: designed for the use of families and private circles; for social prayer meetings, seasons of revival or oother occasions of special interest #39	Blest Comforter divine!				1838
General Baptist Hymn Book #d65	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1859
Glory Songs #d26	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays	Blest Comforter divine		Lydia H. Sigourney	1911
Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d50	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1895
Harmonia Sacra, being a Compilation of Church Music. 10th ed #d37	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1860
Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #166	Blest Comforter divine			Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney	1882
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #141	Blest Comforter divine!				1859
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #141	Blest Comforter divine!				1868
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #226	Blest Comforter divine!				1838
Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #226	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1842
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #287	Blest Comforter divine, Let rays of heavenly love			Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney	1891
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #287	Blest Comforter divine, Let rays of heavenly love			Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney	1878
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #310	Blest Comforter Divine				1866
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #354	Blest Comforter Divine			Mrs. Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, 1792-1865	1874
Hymns and Spiritual Songs. 1st Canadian ed. #d43	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1849
Hymns for Christian Melody #420	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1835
Hymns for the Sick-Room #16a	Blest Comforter divine				1866
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #186	Blest Comforter divine				1849
Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d42	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1841
Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d125	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1886
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship #327	Blest Comforter Divine			Mrs. Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, 1792-1865	1891
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship, Approved and Recommended ... by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 2nd ed. #d53	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1893
Hymns of Worship: Designed for Use Especially in the Lecture Room, the Prayer Meeting and the Family #239	Blest Comforter divine				1858
Hymns of Zion #d26	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1829
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #525	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1884
Manual of Christian Psalmody: a collection of psalms and hymns for public worship #219	Blest Comforter divine!				1832
Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d20	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1843
Melodies of Salvation #d22	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays		The message is that God is light	Lydia H. Sigourney	1899
Melodies of the Church: a collection of psalms and hymns adapted to publick and social worship, seasons of revival, monthly concerts of prayer, and various similar occasions... #d130	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1832
New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #398	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1882
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #225f	Blest Comforter divine				1866
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #225f	Blest Comforter divine				1889
Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune book #d44	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1907
Prison Hymn Book #d33	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1867
Psalms and Hymns: adapted to social, private and public worship in the Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch #243	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1872
Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d95	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1843
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: a manual of worship for the church of Christ #595	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1875
Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #143	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1834
Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d93	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1866
Seamen's Hymns #210	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1846
Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d76	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1859
Select Hymns #d54	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1854
Select Hymns: adapted to the devotional exercises of the Baptist denomination (2nd ed.) #87	Blest Comforter divine!				1837
Social Hymn and Tune Book: for the Lecture Room, Prayer Meeting, Family Circle, and Mission Church #d44	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1865
Social Hymn Book: Being the Hymns of the Social Hymn and Tune Book for the Lecture Room, Prayer Meeting, Family, and Congregation (2nd ed.) #135	Blest Comforter divine!				1866
Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: adapted to private and public worship, selected from various authors #84	Blest Comforter Divine!				1839
Social Psalmist: or hymns, selected for the private use and social meetings of evangelical Christians #210	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1843
Songs for Social and Public Worship #626	Blest Comforter divine				1863
Songs for the New Life #d53	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1869
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1868
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1875
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1872
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1869
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #401	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1868
Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d54	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1880
Songs of Praise with Tunes #163	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1889
Songs of the Church: or, hymns and tunes for Christian worship #220	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1879
Songs of the Soul: gathered out of many lands and ages #66	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1880
Songs of the Spirit #d23	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
Songs of Zion, Being a New Selection of Hymns, Designed for Revival and Social Meetings #72	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1837
Temple Melodies: a collection of about two hundred popular tunes, adapted to nearly five hundred favorite hymns, selected with special reference to public, social, and private worship #249	Blest Comforter divine!				1851
The Baptist Harmony #d40	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1834
The Baptist Harmony #d41	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1842
The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d51	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1904
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1396	Blest Comforter divine				1857
The Baptist Praise Book #539	Blest Comforter Divine				1872
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #273	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1850
The Book of Praise: or, Hymns for Public and Social Worship #d68	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1869
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for use in social meetings. #202	Blest Comforter divine			L. H. H. Sigourney	1881
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #245	Blest Comforter Divine			Anon.	1873
The Chapel hymn book, with tunes: for the worship of God #163	Blest Comforter Divine			Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney	1878
The Choralist #d36	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1859
The Christian hymnal: a collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship; in two parts (Rev.) #429	Blest Comforter Divine			Mrs. L. H. Sigourney	1882
The Christian Hymnal: a selection of psalms and hymns with music, for use in public worship #154	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1877
The Christian Hymnal, Hymns with Tunes for the Services of the Church #75	Blest Comforter divine				1867
The Christian Hymnist #d59	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1895
The Christian Lyre. Vol. II #d8	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1833
The Christian Melodist: a new collection of hymns for social religious worship #405	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1849
The Church Hymn Book #d58	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1867
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #366	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1893
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d89	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1887
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #1048	Blest Comforter Divine			Mrs. Lydia H. H. Sigourney, 1792-1865	1881
The Congregational Hymn Book: for the service of the sanctuary #298	Blest Comforter divine				1857
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d72	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1882
The Gospel Hymnal #d66	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1880
The Harmonia Sacra. 14th ed. #d37	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
The Heart and Voice: or, Songs of Praise for the Sanctuary: hymn and tune book, designed for congregational singing in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for congregations generally #244a	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1865
The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d67	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1890
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #272	Blest Comforter Divine			Lydia H. Sigourney	1895
The Imperial Harmony #d34	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1876
The Junior Choir #d4	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1908
The Lyrica: a collection of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, adapted to general use #171	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1834
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d27	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1866
The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #424	Blest Comforter divine				1859
The New England Sabbath School Minstrel: a collection of music and hymns adapted to sabbath schools, families, and social meetings #41	Blest Comforter divine				1844
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #562	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1892
The Old Baptist Hymn Book #d41	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1842
The Pilgrim Hymnal #72	Blest Comforter divine			Lydia H. Sigourney	1904
The Presbyterian Hymnal #492	Blest Comforter divine!				1874
The Presbyterian Hymnal #492	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1878
The Psalmist: a new collection of hymns for the use of Baptist churches; with a supplement #356	Blest Comforter divine				1849
The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches #356	Blest Comforter divine				1843
The Psalmody: a collection of hymns for public and social worship #317	Blest Comforter divine				1853
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.: to which are added select hymns, from other authors; and directions for musical expression (New ed.) #D273	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1842
The Revival No. 4 #155	Blest Comforter divine!				1903
The Sabbath School Lute: a selection of hymns and appropriate melodies, adapted to the wants of Sabbath schools, families and social meetings #148	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1848
The Sabbath School Lyre #d13	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1856
The Sabbath School Lyre: a collection of hymns and music, original and selected, for general use in sabbath schools #178	Blest Comforter divine!				1848
The Sacrifice of Praise. psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs designed for public worship and private devotion, with notes on the origin of hymns. #180	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1869
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d54	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1876
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d91	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1871
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #154	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1886
The Soldier's Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #d24	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1863
The Temple Harp #d38	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1872
The Vestry Hymn Book #d49	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1858
Vestry Songs #d16	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1854
Village Hymns #d72	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1852
Village hymns for social worship, selected and original: designed as a supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and hymns (Stereotyped ed.) #176	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1840
Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original: designed as a supplement to the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts (6th ed.) #176	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1826
Westminster Sabbath School Hymnal, a collection of hymns and tunes for use in sabbath-schools and social meetings #162	Blest Comforter divine, let [whose] rays			Lydia H. Sigourney	1883

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