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Blest work, the youthful mind to win

Author: Joseph Straphan Appears in 24 hymnals

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Blest work! the youthful mind to win

Hymnal: Church Psalmody #H587 (1831) Languages: English

Blest work, the youthful mind to win

Author: Joseph Straphan Hymnal: Union Hymns #d59 (1834)

Blest work! the youthful mind to win

Hymnal: Church Psalmody #587 (1843) Languages: English

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Blest work! the youthful mind to win" in A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ 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.

Joseph Straphan

b. 1757 Author of "Blest work, the youthful mind to win" Straphan, Joseph. This author contributed 3 hymns to Rippon's Baptist Selection, 1787 (see p. 149, i.), viz.:—(1) "Blest is the man whose heart expands" (Education of the Young, (2) "On wings of faith mount up, my soul, and rise" (Heaven anticipated); and (3) "Our Father, Whose eternal sway" (Divine Worship). From No. 1 two centos have been taken:—(1) "Blest work the youthful mind to win," in several collections in Great Britain; and (2), "Delightful work, young souls to win," in use in America. Straphan's birth is given as 1757. From a hymn in the Gospel Magazine, we find that he resided at that time at Hanley. Further details are wanting. [Rev. W. R. Stephenson] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)