Sovereign and transforming grace

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1 Sovereign and transforming Grace,
we invoke your quickening power;
Reign the spirit of this place,
bless the purpose of this hour.

2 Holy and creative Light,
we invoke your kindling ray;
Dawn upon our spirit's night,
as the darkness turns to day.

3 To the anxious soul impart
hope, all other hopes above;
Stir the dull and hardened heart
with a longing and a love.

4 Work in all; in all renew,
day by day, the life divine;
All our wills to you subdue,
all our hearts to you incline.

Source: The New Century Hymnal #512

Author: Frederick Henry Hedge

Hedge, Frederick Henry, D.D., son of Professor Hedge of Harvard College, was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1805, and educated in Germany and at Harvard. In 1829 he became pastor of the Unitarian Church, West Cambridge. In 1835 he removed to Bangor, Maine; in 1850 to Providence, and in 1856 to Brookline, Mass. He was appointed in 1857, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge (U.S.), and in 1872, Professor of German Literature at Harvard. Dr. Hedge is one of the editors of the Christian Examiner, and the author of The Prose Writers of Germany, and other works. In 1853 he edited, with Dr. F. D. Huntington, the Unitarian Hymns for the Church of Christ, Boston Crosby, Nichols & Co. To that collection and the supplement (1853) he con… Go to person page >

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First Line: Sovereign and transforming grace
Author: Frederick Henry Hedge
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #50

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #22

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Hymnal Amore Dei #305

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #305

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a305

Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d217

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #8

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #8

Hymns of the Saints #12

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Hymns of the Spirit #3

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #25a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #25b

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #79

Jubilate Deo #51

Lyra Sacra Americana #d176

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a17

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National Hymn and Tune Book #334

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d592

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #30a

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #30b

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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #205

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Singing the Living Tradition #33

Songs of the Unity #d178

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Sunday School Hymnal #8

The Assembly Praise Book #d85

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The College Hymnal #35

The Gospel Hymnal #d550

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The Gospel Psalmist #13

The Hymnal #45

The Middlesex Hymn Book #d76

The Middlesex Hymn Book #d82

The Milton Hymnal #d121

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The New Century Hymnal #512

The Saints' Harp #d769

The Saints' Hymnal #d260

The Saints' Hymnal #d332

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d382

University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d213

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