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Lord, from whose hand we take our charge

Author: William Charter Piggott

William Charter Piggott was pastor of the Bunyan Meeting Church in Bedford from 1905-1911. He was 33 when he began his ministry at the Bunyan Meeting. He left to become an assistant to Charles Sylvester Horne at Whitefield’s Church, Tottenham Court Rd, London. His ministry was especially successful among young people. email to Hymnary information from Bunyan Meeting Bedford 1650-1950 by H B Tibbutt. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Lord, from whose hand we take our charge
Author: William Charter Piggott
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ST. CATHERINE (Hemy)


MELITA (Dykes)

The original chant melody associated with this text [i.e., "Eternal Father, strong to save"] is found in most hymnals of denominations where chant has played a role, including the Lutheran tradition, which has produced much organ music on this well-known chant. The setting here is by John B. Dykes (…

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Instances

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Songs of Praise #346

Songs of Praise #346

The Book of Praise #367

The Book of Praise #367

The Hymnal #479

The Hymnal #479
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