I worship Thee, sweet will of God

Representative Text

1 I worship thee, sweet Will of God,
And all thy ways adore;
And every day I live, I seem
To love thee more and more.

2 I love to see thee bring to naught
The plans of wily men;
Where simple hearts outwit the wise,
Oh, thou art loveliest then.

3 I love to kiss each print where thou
Hast set thine unseen feet;
I cannot fear thee, blessed Will!
Thine empire is so sweet.

4 Ride on, ride on, triumphantly,
Thou glorious Will! ride on;
Faith's pilgrim sons, behind thee, take
The road that thou hast won.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #612

Author: Frederick William Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I worship Thee, sweet will of God
Author: Frederick William Faber
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

I worship thee, sweet will of God. F. W. Faber. [Will of God.] First published in his Jesus and Mary: or Catholic Hymns, &c, 1849, in 14 stanzas of 4 lines, entitled "The Will of God," and repeated in his Hymns, 1862. In its full form it is not usually found in common use; but broken up into centos it is found as:—
1. He always wins who sides with God. In the American Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit, Boston, 1864.
2. I worship Thee, sweet Will of God. In several collections in Great Britain and America.
3. I bow before Thy will, 0 God. In Dr. Dale's English Hymn Book 1874.
4. I bow me to Thy will, 0 God. In Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, and others.
5. I love to kiss each print where Thou. In the Church Praise Book, N.Y., 1882.
6. I worship Thee, 0 blessed God. In one or two minor collections.
Through these centos the hymn is widely known in Great Britain and America.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

ST. PETER (Reinagle)

Composed by Alexander R. Reinagle (b. Brighton, Sussex, England, 1799; d. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, 1877), ST. PETER was published as a setting for Psalm 118 in Reinagle's Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (c. 1836). The tune first appeared with Newton's text in Hymns Ancient and Mode…

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HOLY TRINITY (Barnby)


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50 Hymns and Tunes #42

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An Evening Service Book #105

Book of Common Praise #d238

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #464

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Carmina Sanctorum #464

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #197

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Christian Praise #416

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Christian Science Hymnal #a68

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa68

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Christian Science Hymnal #68

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Christian Science Hymnal #216

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Christian Science Hymnal #68a

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Christian Science Hymnal #68b

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Christian Science Hymnal #68c

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Christian Science Hymnal #68

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Church Harmonies #580

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Church Hymns and Tunes #396

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #496

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Common Praise #396

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Fellowship Hymns #55

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Gloria Deo #379

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Good-Will Songs #104

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #340

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d302

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #525

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #287

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #473

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #473

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d313

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #465

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #465

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #126

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d212

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #184

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Hymns for the Church #260

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #692

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #692

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith #511

Hymns of the Ages #d54

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Hymns of the Christian Life #218

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Hymns of the Church Militant #16

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Hymns of the Church Universal #401

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #329

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #353

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Hymns of the Faith #463

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Hymns of Worship and Service #320

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Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #320

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Hymns of Worship and Service (Chapel Ed., 4th ed.) #260

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Hymns of Worship and Service #320

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Hymns of Worship and Service #260

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Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #260

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In Excelsis #540

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In Excelsis #a540

Jubilate Deo #267

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Laudamus #266

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Lyra Catholica #443

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Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #332

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a129

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New Baptist Hymnal #61

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New Manual of Praise #412

Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #193

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Northfield Hymnal No. 3 #103

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #209

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Our New Hymnal #106

Our Service of Song #d124

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Plymouth Collection #a784

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #784

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d300

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Progressive Sunday School Songs #109

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d209

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #74

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #74

School Recreations #d56

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Select Songs for the Singing Service #107

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Select Songs for the Sunday School #107

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #302

Soldier's Prayer Book. Hospitals ed. #d42

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Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #160

Songs for the New Life #d281

Songs for the School #d71

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d221

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #344

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Songs of the Christian Life #284a

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Songs of the Christian Life #284b

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Songs of the Church #582

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Songs of the Soul #543

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Songs of Victory #465

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Sursum Corda #531a

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Sursum Corda #531b

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The Academic Hymnal #127

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The Aid to Praise #117

The American Hymnal #d244

The Association Hymnal #d44

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #692

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #232.692

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #784

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The Baptist Hymn Book #692

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #437

The Baptist Hymnal #437

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