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Why do the wicked boast of sin

Author: Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Why do the wicked boast of sin
Author: Timothy Dwight
Copyright: Public Domain
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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 #47a

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 #47a
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Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the psalms and hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to suitable tunes #1109

Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the psalms and hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to suitable tunes #1109

Parish Psalmody #d963

Parish Psalmody #d963

Parish Psalmody #d980

Parish Psalmody #d980

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d931

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d931
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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P52.1

Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P52.1

Psalms of David, a New Edition #d31

Psalms of David, a New Edition #d31

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d265

The Psalms of David ... New ed. #d265
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