Now [May] I resolve with all my heart

Now [May] I resolve with all my heart

Author: Anne Steele (1760)
Tune: ROCKINGHAM (Mason)
Published in 153 hymnals

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1 Now I resolve with all my heart,
With all my powers, to serve the Lord;
Nor from His precepts e'er depart
Whose service is a rich reward.

2 O be His service all my joy;
Around let my example shine,
Till others love the blest employ,
And join in labors so Divine.

3 Be this the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determined choice,
To yield to His supreme control,
And in His kind commands rejoice.

4 O may I never faint nor tire,
Now wandering leave His sacred ways:
Great God, accept my soul's desire,
And give my strength to live Thy praise.

Source: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #314

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line: Now [May] I resolve with all my heart
Author: Anne Steele (1760)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Hymns. 6th ed. #d180

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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #252

A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d174

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #335

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A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #210

American Junior Church School Hymnal #d108

American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a266

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa266

Association Songs No.1 #d105

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #210

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Book of Worship #210

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Bradbury's Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies #37

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Chapel Hymns #31

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Choice Hymns #143

Christian Hymnal #d320

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #898

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Christian Praise #42

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Christian Praise #42

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d625

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Church Harmonies #522

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Church Hymns and Tunes #296

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Church Melodies #545

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Church Psalmist #468

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Church Psalmist #468

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Church Psalmist #468

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Common Praise #343

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d139

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David's Harp #97

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Dyer's Psalmist #154

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Evangelical Hymns #271

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Evangelical Hymns #183

Familiar Hymns, Alphabetically Arranged. #d159

Family Hymns #d166

Gloria in Excelsis #d442

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #456

Grammar School Hymn Book #d161

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #554

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #567

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #412

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a412

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d484

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #165

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d293

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Hymns for Christian Melody #315

Hymns for Schools and Families #d304

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #146

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Hymns for Schools #146

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Hymns for Social Worship #173

Hymns for Social Worship. 6th ed. #d163

Hymns for the Hospital Chapel, Worcester #d159

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #388

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #388

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #425

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Hymns #917

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Hymns #917

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Hymns #886

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Hymns #917

Jubilate Deo #120

Liturgy and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d111

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a233

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National Hymn and Tune Book #71

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New Union Hymns #55

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Oberlin social & sabbath school hymn book #130

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Parish Hymns #365

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d570

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #119

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #133

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #17

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #17

Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d330

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d419

Select Hymns #d276

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Select Hymns #172

Selections from the Book of Worship with Tunes #d64

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #374

Social Hymn and Tune Book #d272

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Social Hymn Book #376

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Social Psalmist #468

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #191

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #117a

Songs of Praise #d74

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Songs of the Assembly #254

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Songs of Zion Enlarged #169

Sunday School Hymn Book #d107

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Sunday-School Hymns #165

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #223

The American Hymnal #d360

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d231

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #228

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #50

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The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #266

The Assembly Praise Book #d52

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