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To God the Universal King
Author: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 29 hymnals Tune Title: ANTIGUA Lyrics: 1. To God the universal King,
Let all mankind their tribute bring;
All that have breath, your voices raise,
In songs of never ending praise.
2. The spacious earth on which we tread,
And wider heavens stretched o’er our head,
A large and solemn temple frame,
To celebrate its builder’s fame.
3. Here the bright sun, that rules the day,
As through the sky he makes his way,
To all the world proclaims aloud
The boundless sov'reignty of God.
4. When from his courts the sun retires,
And with the day his voice expires,
The moon and stars adopt the song,
And through the night the praise prolong.
5. The listening earth with rapture hears
Th’harmonious music of the spheres;
And all her tribes the notes repeat,
That God is wise, and good and great.
6. But man, endowed with nobler powers,
His God in nobler strains adores;
His is the gift to know the song,
As well as sing with tuneful tongue. Topics: An Hymn; Praise Unto God Used With Tune: ANTIGUA
To God the Universal King
"Abba, Father," We Approach Thee
Author: James G. Deck, 1807-1884 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 16 hymnals Tune Title: CALON LAN Lyrics: 1. "Abba, Father," we approach thee
In our Savior’s precious name,
We, thy children, here assembled,
Now thy promised blessing claim.
From our sins his blood hath washed us,
’Tis through Him our souls draw nigh,
And thy Spirit, too, hath taught us,
"Abba, Father," thus to cry.
2. Once as prodigals we wandered
In our folly far from thee;
But thy grace, o’er sin abounding,
Rescued us from misery:
Thou thy prodigals hast pardoned,
Kissed us with a Father’s love,
Killed the fatted calf, and called us
E’er to dwell with thee above.
3. Clothed in garments of salvation,
At Thy table is our place;
We rejoice, and thou rejoicest,
In the riches of thy grace.
"It is meet," we hear thee saying,
"We should merry and be glad;
I have found My once lost children,
Now they live who once were dead!"
4. "Abba, Father!" all adore thee,
All rejoice in Heav’n above,
While in us they learn the wonders
Of Thy wisdom, grace, and love.
Soon before Thy throne assembled,
All thy children shall proclaim,
"Glory, everlasting glory,
Be to God and to the Lamb!" Topics: An Hymn; The Worship of God Used With Tune: CALON LAN
"Abba, Father," We Approach Thee
God Most Hight, in Might Excelling
Author: Dawson Burns, 1828-1909 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Title: CHEER First Line: God most high, in might excelling Lyrics: 1. God most high, in might excelling,
All creation's Lord art thou;
Countless worlds thy praise are swelling,
Countless saints in homage bow;
Bending here before thy throne,
Thee we worship, thee alone.
2. Light supreme, thy beams descending,
Fill with lustre ev'ry star;
Flaming meteors, far wending,
Streams of thine effulgence are,
Though these lights of time may wane,
Changeless shall thy light remain.
3. Spring of life, forever flowing,
All the living live in thee;
Tides of life from thee outgoing,
Rise and ebb by thy decree;
Life eternal, life thou art;
Unto us thy life impart.
4. Love divine, thy mercy tending
All the creatures thou hast made,
And our sinful race befriending,
Has thine inmost heart displayed:
Beauteous is thine image formed
In the hearts by love transformed.
5. God most high, in might excelling--
Light supreme, that lightest all,
Spring of life, with light o'er-welling--
Love divine, enriching all--
Give us strength, thy glory be
Life and love are found in thee! Topics: An Hymn; The Worship of God Used With Tune: CHEER
God Most Hight, in Might Excelling
To God the Universal King
Author: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795 Hymnal: PHSS2018 #9 (2018) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Tune Title: ANTIGUA Lyrics: 1. To God the universal King,
Let all mankind their tribute bring;
All that have breath, your voices raise,
In songs of never ending praise.
2. The spacious earth on which we tread,
And wider heavens stretched o’er our head,
A large and solemn temple frame,
To celebrate its builder’s fame.
3. Here the bright sun, that rules the day,
As through the sky he makes his way,
To all the world proclaims aloud
The boundless sov'reignty of God.
4. When from his courts the sun retires,
And with the day his voice expires,
The moon and stars adopt the song,
And through the night the praise prolong.
5. The listening earth with rapture hears
Th’harmonious music of the spheres;
And all her tribes the notes repeat,
That God is wise, and good and great.
6. But man, endowed with nobler powers,
His God in nobler strains adores;
His is the gift to know the song,
As well as sing with tuneful tongue. Topics: An Hymn; Praise Unto God
To God the Universal King
"Abba, Father," We Approach Thee
Author: James G. Deck, 1807-1884 Hymnal: PHSS2018 #2 (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Tune Title: CALON LAN Lyrics: 1. "Abba, Father," we approach thee
In our Savior’s precious name,
We, thy children, here assembled,
Now thy promised blessing claim.
From our sins his blood hath washed us,
’Tis through Him our souls draw nigh,
And thy Spirit, too, hath taught us,
"Abba, Father," thus to cry.
2. Once as prodigals we wandered
In our folly far from thee;
But thy grace, o’er sin abounding,
Rescued us from misery:
Thou thy prodigals hast pardoned,
Kissed us with a Father’s love,
Killed the fatted calf, and called us
E’er to dwell with thee above.
3. Clothed in garments of salvation,
At Thy table is our place;
We rejoice, and thou rejoicest,
In the riches of thy grace.
"It is meet," we hear thee saying,
"We should merry and be glad;
I have found My once lost children,
Now they live who once were dead!"
4. "Abba, Father!" all adore thee,
All rejoice in Heav’n above,
While in us they learn the wonders
Of Thy wisdom, grace, and love.
Soon before Thy throne assembled,
All thy children shall proclaim,
"Glory, everlasting glory,
Be to God and to the Lamb!" Topics: An Hymn; The Worship of God
"Abba, Father," We Approach Thee
God Most Hight, in Might Excelling
Author: Dawson Burns, 1828-1909 Hymnal: PHSS2018 #5 (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Tune Title: CHEER First Line: God most high, in might excelling Lyrics: 1. God most high, in might excelling,
All creation's Lord art thou;
Countless worlds thy praise are swelling,
Countless saints in homage bow;
Bending here before thy throne,
Thee we worship, thee alone.
2. Light supreme, thy beams descending,
Fill with lustre ev'ry star;
Flaming meteors, far wending,
Streams of thine effulgence are,
Though these lights of time may wane,
Changeless shall thy light remain.
3. Spring of life, forever flowing,
All the living live in thee;
Tides of life from thee outgoing,
Rise and ebb by thy decree;
Life eternal, life thou art;
Unto us thy life impart.
4. Love divine, thy mercy tending
All the creatures thou hast made,
And our sinful race befriending,
Has thine inmost heart displayed:
Beauteous is thine image formed
In the hearts by love transformed.
5. God most high, in might excelling--
Light supreme, that lightest all,
Spring of life, with light o'er-welling--
Love divine, enriching all--
Give us strength, thy glory be
Life and love are found in thee! Topics: An Hymn; The Worship of God
God Most Hight, in Might Excelling
Samuel Stennett
1727 - 1795 Person Name: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795 Tune Title: ANTIGUA Hymnal Number: 9 Author of "To God the Universal King" in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs Samuel Stennett was born at Exeter, in 1727. His father was pastor of a Baptist congregation in that city; afterwards of the Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, London. In this latter pastorate the son succeeded the father in 1758. He died in 1795. Dr. Stennett was the author of several doctrinal works, and a few hymns.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.
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Stennett, Samuel, D.D., grandson of Joseph Stennett, named above, and son of the Rev. Joseph Stennett, D.D., was born most pro;bably in 1727, at Exeter, where his father was at that time a Baptist minister. When quite young he removed to London, his father having become pastor of the Baptist Church in Little Wild Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. In 1748, Samuel Stennett became assistant to his father in the ministry, and in 1758 succeeded him in the pastoral office at Little Wild Street. From that time until his death, on Aug. 24, 1795, he held a very prominent position among the Dissenting ministers of London. He was much respected by some of the statesmen of the time, and used his influence with them in support of the principles of religious freedom. The celebrated John Howard was a member of his congregation and an attached friend. In 1763, the University of Aberdeen conferred on him the degree of D.D. Dr. S. Stennett's prose publications consist of volumes of sermons, and pamphlets on Baptism and on Nonconformist Disabilities. He wrote one or two short poems, and contributed 38 hymns to the collection of his friend, Dr. Rippon (1787). His poetical genius was not of the highest order, and his best hymns have neither the originality nor the vigour of some of his grandfather's. The following, however, are pleasing in sentiment and expression, and are in common use more especially in Baptist congregations:—
1. And have I, Christ, no love for Thee? Love for Christ desired.
2. And will the offended God again? The Body the Temple of the Holy Ghost.
3. As on the Cross the Saviour hung. The Thief on the Cross.
4. Behold the leprous Jew. The healing of the Leper.
5. Come, every pious heart. Praise to Christ.
6. Father, at Thy call, I come. Lent.
7. Great God, amid the darksome night. God, a Sun.
8. Great God, what hosts of angels stand. Ministry of Angels.
9. Here at Thy Table, Lord, we meet. Holy Communion.
10. How charming is the place. Public Worship.
11. How shall the sons of men appear? Acceptance through Christ alone.
12. How soft the words my [the] Saviour speaks. Early Piety.
13. How various and how new. Divine Providence.
14. Not all the nobles of the earth. Christians as Sons of God.
15. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand. Heaven anticipated.
16. Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet. Lent. Sometimes, "Dear Saviour, prostrate at Thy feet."
17. Should bounteous nature kindly pour. The greatest of these is Love. From this, "Had I the gift of tongues," st. iii., is taken.
18. Thy counsels of redeeming grace. Holy Scripture. From "Let avarice, from shore to shore."
19. Thy life 1 read, my dearest Lord. Death in Infancy. From this "'Tis Jesus speaks, I fold, says He."
20. 'Tis finished! so the Saviour cried. Good Friday.
21. To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue. Praise of Christ. From this,"Majestic sweetness sits enthroned," st. iii., is taken.
22. To God, my Saviour, and my King. Renewing Grace.
23. To God, the universal King. Praise to God.
24. What wisdom, majesty, and grace. The Gospel. Sometimes, “What majesty and grace."
25. Where two or three with sweet accord. Before the Sermon.
26. Why should a living man complain? Affliction. From this, "Lord, see what floods of sorrow rise," st. iii., is taken.
27. With tears of anguish I lament. Lent.
28. Yonder amazing sight I see. Good Friday.
All these hymns, with others by Stennett, were given in Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787, a few having previously appeared in A Collection of Hymns for the use of Christians of all Denominations, London. Printed for the Booksellers, 1782; and No. 16, in the 1778 Supplement to the 3rd edition of the Bristol Baptist Selection of Ash and Evans. The whole of Stennett's poetical pieces and hymns were included in vol. ii. of his Works, together with a Memoir, by W. J. Jones. 4 vols., 1824. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Samuel Stennett
James G. Deck
1802 - 1884 Person Name: James G. Deck, 1807-1884 Tune Title: CALON LAN Hymnal Number: 2 Author of ""Abba, Father," We Approach Thee" in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs Deck, James George, eldest son of John Deck, of Bury St. Edmunds, was born in 1802 and educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body, at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 be went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His hymns were published in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-1838; Psalms and Hymns, &c, London, Walther (containing those in the former collection), 1842; the Wellington Hymn Book, 1857; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860. Of his hymns now in use outside his own denomination, the greater part appeared in the 1837-1838 book, and are found in his brother-in-law's (Dr. Walker's) Cheltenham Psalms & Hymns, 1855. His compositions are marked by directness of aim, simplicity of language, and great earnestness. The rhythm is good, and an expressive tenderness pervades many of them. Although dealing mainly with the "Second Advent," there are several on other subjects which are of more than average merit. In a collected form they were published in his Hymns and Sacred Poems, Melbourne, H. Seelenmeyer, 1876. The more important of his hymns are annotated under their respective first lines. Of the rest we have:—
i. From Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1838.
1. Behold yon bright and countless throng. All Saints. Repeated in Maurice's Choral Hymnbook, 1861.
2. How long, O Lord our Saviour. Second Advent desired. In the Parish Hymnbook., 1803 and 1875, this is altered to "How long, O Lord, Beloved."
3. Jesus, spotless Lamb of God. Good Friday.
4. Lord Jesus, are we [we are] one with Thee? One with Christ. In Walker's Psalms and Hymns, 1855-1880, and several American hymn-books.
5. Lord, we are Thine, our God Thou art. One with Christ. Originally in 4 st. of 8 1., it appeared, in a re-written form in 3 st. in Walker's Psalms and Hymns, 1855, as " Lord, we are Thine, in Thee we live."
6. 0 happy day when first we felt. The Day of Peace.
7. 0 Jesus Christ, the Saviour. Jesus All in All. In Walker's Psalms and Hymns, it begins: "0 Jesus Christ, our Saviour."
8. 0 Jesus, gracious Saviour." The Advocate.
9. 0 Lord, when we the path retrace. Christ our Example.
10. 0 Lord, who now art seated. Christ in glory.
11. Saviour, haste; our souls are waiting. Second Advent desired. This is given in Walker's Psalms and Hymns, in a rewritten form as "Saviour, hasten Thine appearing."
12. Soon shall our Master come. Waiting for Christ.
13. There is a place of endless joy. Heaven.
14. We're not of the world that fadeth away. Christ's Sheep.
15. When along life's thorny road. Passiontide.
ii. From Appendix, to the 1841 edition of the Hymns for the Poor of the Flock.
16. Lamb of God, our souls adore Thee. Praise to Christ. Sometimes it begins with st. ii.," Lamb of God, Thy Father's bosom."
17. Lamb of God, Thou now art seated. 2nd Part. of No. 10.
iii. From Psalms and Hymns, in Two Parts, Lond., D. Waither, 1842.
18. Again we meet in Jesus' name. Divine Worship.
19. Great Captain of Salvation. Burial. In the Irish Church Hymnal, and other collections.
20. Jesus, Thy name indeed is sweet. Hope of the Resurrection.
21. O blessed Jesus, Lamb of God. Praise to Jesus.
22. 0 Lamb of God, still keep me [us]. Christ's Presence desired. This hymn is somewhat popular in America.
23. 0 Lord, in nothing would I boast. Christ All in All.
24. Oft we, alas! forget the love. Holy Communion.
25. The veil is rent! lo, Jesus stands [our souls draw near]. The Intercessor.
26. We bless our Saviour's name. Thanksgiving for Forgiveness.
iv. From Psalms and Hymns for Public and Social Worship (Dr. Walker's Collection), 1855.
27. Father, to seek Thy face. Public Worship.
28. Jesus, [I] we rest in [on] Thee. Joy in Forgiveness.
29. 0 Lord, 'tis joy to look above. Joy in the service of Christ.
30. Thou hast stood here, Lord Jesus. Burial.
31. 'Twas Thy love, 0 God, that knew us. Praise to God.
32. When first o'erwhelm ed with sin and shame. Peace with God.
All these hymns, except No. 1, are given in Dr. Walker's Collection, 1855-1880, and most of them are also found in other collections.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Deck, James George, p. 285, ii. He died circa 1884. His hymn, noted on p. 286, No. 28, "Jesus [I] we rest in [on] Thee," should be dated 1842. Additional hymns in common use are:—(1) "Lord Jesus, when I think of Thee," 1856 (Jesus, All and in All); (2) "The day of glory, bearing," 1838 (Passiontide).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Deck, J. G., pp. 285, ii.; 1559, ii. Miss M. O. Deck, of Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand, informs us that her father, Mr. J. G. Deck, died at the village of Motueka, near Nelson, N.Z., on the 14th of August, 1884.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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James Deck wrote of his youth, "I hoped there were no God," yet his mother's training pursued after him. "She read to me of Jesus, Of all his grace and love." After his conversion, the study of scripture revealed the doctrinal error of his Anglican upbringing. Forsaking all, he set his heart to follow God "at any cost." Later, his son testified this determination was "a trust never disappointed."
- Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (2018)
James G. Deck
