Religion's form is vain

Religion's form is vain

Author: Joseph Hoskins
Published in 14 hymnals

Author: Joseph Hoskins

Hoskins, Joseph, was born in 1745, but at what place is unknown. He was a Congregational Minister, who for ten years laboured with great success at Castle Green Chapel, Bristol, and died Sept. 28, 1788, aged 43. During the three years previous to his death ho had written 384 hymns, which in the year following, after correction and revision, were published by Messrs. Moody & Bottomley, Congregational Ministers. The book is entitled, Hymns on Select Texts of Scripture and Occasional Subjects (Bristol, 1789). From this work the following hymns are in common use:— 1. Alas! my [the] Lord my Life is gone. Spiritual darkness and death. 2. Great Light of life, Thou nature's Lord. God, the True Light. 3. In Thy great Name, 0 Lord, we… Go to person page >

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First Line: Religion's form is vain
Author: Joseph Hoskins
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d266

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Hymns for Christian Melody #723

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Hymns selected from various authors #339

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Hymns #842

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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CDLI

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #53

The Primitive Hymns #d483

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The Psalmody #585

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The Saint's Harp #42

Village Hymns #291

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #291

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #291

Zion's Harp #d105

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #291

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