Grant Us, Lord, the Grace of Giving

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Grant us, God, the grace of giving
with a spirit large and free,
that ourselves and all our living
we may offer unto thee.

Source: Voices Together #746

Author: Robert Murray

Murray, Robert, Minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, born Dec. 25, 1832, is the author of "From ocean unto ocean" (National Hymn), and "Lord, Thou lov'st the cheerful giver" (Almsgiving), in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898. [Rev. James Bonar M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line: Grant us, Lord, the grace of giving
Title: Grant Us, Lord, the Grace of Giving
Author: Robert Murray
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English

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STUTTGART

STUTTGART was included in Psalmodia Sacra (1715), one of the most significant hymnals of the early sixteenth century [sic: eighteenth century]. Christian F. Witt (b. Altenburg, Germany, e. 1660; d. Altenburg, 1716) was an editor and compiler of that collection; about 100 (of the 774) tunes in that c…

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