Christ's Care of Ministers and Churches

We bless the eternal Source of light

Author: Philip Doddridge
Tune: LAFAYETTE (Herbert)
Published in 14 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 We bless the eternal source of light,
Who makes the stars to shine;
And, thro' this dark beclouded world
Diffuseth rays divine.

2 We bless the churches sovereign king,
Whose golden lamps we are;
Fix'd in the temples of his love
To shine with radiance fair.

3 Still be our purity be preserv'd;
Still fled with oil the flame;
And in deep characters inscrib'd
Our heavenly master’s name.

4 Then while between our ranks he walks,
And all our state surveys,
His smiles shall with new lustre deck
The people of his praise.

Source: A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) #CDXII

Author: Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We bless the eternal Source of light
Title: Christ's Care of Ministers and Churches
Author: Philip Doddridge
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #11325
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 14 of 14)
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #64

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCLIII

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCLIII

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #412

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A Selection of Hymns #CDXII

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Baptist Hymn Book #a553

General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d340

Supplement to Watts #d448

The Baptist Hymn Book, in Two Parts #d586

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The Baptist Hymn Book #553

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11325

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1130

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #429

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