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Thou, Whose Wide Extended Sway

Author: Abel C. Thomas Meter: 7.7.7.5 D Appears in 11 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose wide extended sway Suns and systems e’er obey! Thou, our guardian and our stay, Grace and peace impart; May Thy word its power display, And Thy love-enkindling ray Warm, enlighten, and assay Every waiting heart. 2 Thine we are, and humbly we Lift the voice and bend the knee! Thou art worthy, and shalt be Evermore adored: In prospective, Lord, we see Jew and Gentile, bond and free, Reconciled in Christ to Thee, Holy, holy Lord! 3 Thou by all shalt be confessed, Ever blessing, ever blest, When to Thy eternal rest, In the courts above, Thou shalt bring the sore oppressed; Fill each joy-desiring breast; Make of each a welcome guest, At the feast of love. 4 When destroying death shall die, Hushed be every rising sigh, Tears be wiped from every eye, Never more to fall; Then shall praises fill the sky, And angelic hosts shall cry, "Holy, holy, Lord, most high, Thou art all in all!" Used With Tune: BANNOCKBURN Text Sources: Universalist Hymn Book, third ed. by George Rogers (Cincinnati: R. P. Brooks, 1843)

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BANNOCKBURN

Appears in 50 hymnals Tune Sources: Scottish melody Incipit: 55535 61666 5671 Used With Text: Thou whose wide extended sway

GOULD

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: T. Rickard Used With Text: The Reconciliation

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Thou, Whose Wide Extended Sway

Author: Abel C. Thomas Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13919 Meter: 7.7.7.5 D Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose wide extended sway Suns and systems e’er obey! Thou, our guardian and our stay, Grace and peace impart; May Thy word its power display, And Thy love-enkindling ray Warm, enlighten, and assay Every waiting heart. 2 Thine we are, and humbly we Lift the voice and bend the knee! Thou art worthy, and shalt be Evermore adored: In prospective, Lord, we see Jew and Gentile, bond and free, Reconciled in Christ to Thee, Holy, holy Lord! 3 Thou by all shalt be confessed, Ever blessing, ever blest, When to Thy eternal rest, In the courts above, Thou shalt bring the sore oppressed; Fill each joy-desiring breast; Make of each a welcome guest, At the feast of love. 4 When destroying death shall die, Hushed be every rising sigh, Tears be wiped from every eye, Never more to fall; Then shall praises fill the sky, And angelic hosts shall cry, "Holy, holy, Lord, most high, Thou art all in all!" Languages: English Tune Title: BANNOCKBURN

Thou whose wide extended sway

Author: Rev. A. C. Thomas Hymnal: Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love #112a (1883) Languages: English Tune Title: BANNOCKBURN

Thou whose wide extended sway

Hymnal: Vestry Harmonies #114 (1868)

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Anonymous

Composer of "BANNOCKBURN" 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.

Abel C. Thomas

1807 - 1880 Author of "Thou, Whose Wide Extended Sway" in The Cyber Hymnal Thomas, Rev. Abel Charles. (Exeter, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1807--September 27, 1880, Tacony, Penn.). A Universalist minister whose most important pastorate was at the Lombard Street Church, Philadelphia, 1830-1839, and again 1848-1863. A controversial writer and speaker. He edited Hymns of Zion, Philadelphia, 1839, the first Universalist hymn book to contain tunes. Five of his hymns are included in Church Harmonies: New and Old, 1895: 1. Far as Creation's bounds extend, 2. God of creation, our Father and Saviour, 3. O, where shall rest be found, 4. Praise ye the Lord, 5. Thou, whose wide extended sway. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives