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The Offering on the Altar Burned

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1. The offering on the altar burned Gives no delight to Thee; The hearing ear, the willing heart, Thou givest unto me. 2. Then, O my God, I come, I come, Thy purpose to fulfill; Thy law is written in my heart, ’Tis joy to do Thy will. 3. Before Thy people I will now Thy righteousness proclaim; Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease To praise Thy holy name. 4. I never have within my heart Thy faithfulness concealed, But Thy salvation and Thy truth To men I have revealed. Used With Tune: BELMONT Text Sources: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 109

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BELMONT

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 583 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Gardiner Tune Sources: Sacred Melodies, by William Gardiner, 1812 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53217 76155 54332 Used With Text: The Offering on the Altar Burned

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The Offering on the Altar Burned

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4800 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. The offering on the altar burned Gives no delight to Thee; The hearing ear, the willing heart, Thou givest unto me. 2. Then, O my God, I come, I come, Thy purpose to fulfill; Thy law is written in my heart, ’Tis joy to do Thy will. 3. Before Thy people I will now Thy righteousness proclaim; Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease To praise Thy holy name. 4. I never have within my heart Thy faithfulness concealed, But Thy salvation and Thy truth To men I have revealed. Languages: English Tune Title: BELMONT

The offering on the altar burned

Hymnal: The Psalter Hymnal #73 (1927) Languages: English Tune Title: BELMONT

Personal Devotion to God

Hymnal: The Psalter #109 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The off'ring on the altar burned Lyrics: 1 The off'ring on the altar burned Gives no delight to Thee; The hearing ear, the willing heart, Thou givest unto me. 2 Then, O my God, I come, I come, Thy purpose to fulfill; Thy law is written in my heart, 'Tis joy to do Thy will. 3 Before Thy people I will now Thy righteousness proclaim; Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease To praise Thy holy Name. 4 I never have within my heart Thy faithfulness concealed, But Thy salvation and Thy truth To men I have revealed. Topics: Christian Activity; Christ Atonement of; Christ Birth and Manhood of; Christ Crucifixion and Death of; Christ Minstry of; Christ Prophetic Office of; Christ Righteousness of; Décision; God Hearer of Prayer; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Preaching of; Law of God; Obedience; Royalty of Christ Reward of His Obedience; Self-Denial; Thanksgiving In Public Worship Scripture: Psalm 40 Languages: English Tune Title: BELMONT

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Anonymous

Author of "The Offering on the Altar Burned" in The Cyber Hymnal 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.

William Gardiner

1770 - 1853 Composer of "BELMONT" in The Cyber Hymnal William Gardiner (b. Leicester, England, 1770; d. Leicester, 1853) The son of an English hosiery manufacturer, Gardiner took up his father's trade in addition to writing about music, composing, and editing. Having met Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven on his business travels, Gardiner then proceeded to help popularize their compositions, especially Beethoven's, in England. He recorded his memories of various musicians in Music and Friends (3 volumes, 1838-1853). In the first two volumes of Sacred Melodies (1812, 1815), Gardiner turned melodies from composers such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven into hymn tunes in an attempt to rejuvenate the singing of psalms. His work became an important model for American editors like Lowell Mason (see Mason's Boston Handel and Haydn Collection, 1822), and later hymnbook editors often turned to Gardiner as a source of tunes derived from classical music. Bert Polman