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Begin the high, celestial strain My raptured [ravished] soul
Author: Elizabeth Singer Rowe Appears in 35 hymnals
Begin the high, celestial strain My raptured [ravished] soul
Begin the high celestial strain
Hymnal: A Collection of Hymn Tunes from the most modern and approved authors #XLI (1783) Lyrics: 1 Begin the high celestial strain,
My ravish'd soul, and sing
A solemn hymn of grateful praise,
To heav'ns almighty King.
Ye circling mountains as you roll
Your silver waves along,
Whisper to all your verdant shores
To subject of my song.
2 Retain it long, you ecchoing rocks,
The sacred sound retain,
And from your hollow winding caves
Return it oft again.
Bear it, ye winds on all your wings
To distant climes away,
And round the wide extended world
My lofty theme convey.
3 Take the glad burthen of his name,
Ye clouds, as you arise,
Whether to deck the golden morn,
Or shade the ev'ning skies.
Let harmless thunders roll along
The smooth etherial plain,
And answer from the crystal vault
To ev'ry flying strain.
4 Long let it warble round the spheres,
And eccho through the sky,
Till angels with immortal skill
Improve the harmony.
The blest creator sing,
And warble consecrated lays
To heav'ns almihgty King. Languages: English
Begin the high celestial strain
Begin the high celestial strain
Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) #H.XXXIX (1792) Lyrics: 1 Begin the high celestial strain,
My ravish'd soul, and sing
A solemn hymn of grateful praise
To heav'ns Almighty King.
2 Retain it long, you echoing rocks,
The sacred sound retain;
And from your hollow winding caves
Return it oft again.
3 Bear it, ye winds, on all your wings,
To distant climes away;
And round the wide extended world,
My lofty theme convey.
4 Long let it warble round the spheres,
And echo through the sky;
Till angels, with immortal skill,
Improve the harmony.
5 While I, with sacred rapture fir'd,
The blest Creator sing,
And breathe forth consecrated lays
To heav'ns Almihgty King. Languages: English
Begin the high celestial strain
Begin the high, celestial strain
Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Choice #H117 (1856)
Begin the high, celestial strain
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "Begin the high, celestial strain " in The Choice In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
Elizabeth Singer Rowe
1674 - 1737 Author of "Begin the high, celestial strain" Rowe, Elizabeth, née Singer, daughter of Walter Singer, an Independent Minister, was born near Frome, Somersetshire, in 1674; married in 1710 to Thomas Rowe, the poet; and died in Feb., 1737. Her works include Friendship in Death; Letters Moral and Entertaining, and Devoute exercises of the Heart (which was revised and published by Dr. Watts). Her Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse, which included some of her husband's poems, together with her Hymns and Versions of Psalms, was published posthumously in 1739.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Rowe, Elizabeth, p. 925, i. From Mrs. Rowe's Miscellaneous Works, &c, 1739, the following hymns are taken:—
1. Begin the high celestial strain. Praise to God.
2. Lord, what is man that he should prove? The Love of God.
3. The glorious armies of the sky. Praise to God.
4. To Thee, O God, my prayer ascends. God our Joy.
For full biographical details, see the Biog. Britannia, v., or, Supplement of the Gospel Magazine, 1770,
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Elizabeth Singer Rowe
