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Whilst elders fall before thy throne

Author: George Richards Appears in 2 hymnals

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Whilst elders fall before thy throne

Author: George Richards Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #A2 (1808)

Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #II (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Whilst elders fall before thy throne Lyrics: 1 Whilst Elders fall before thy throne, The rainbow'd throne whose base is love; To man, they make thy pleasure known, The cause of life below, above. 2 Thou Lord, art worthy, loud they cry, Of glory, honour, pow'r divine: For all in earth, and all on high, Were made by thee; and all are thine: 3 Hence, Angels, Spirits, Elders sing Hosannas, in one choral strain. The Heav'ns they hymn th'Eternal King And Earth repeats Amen, Amen. Topics: Creation, Providence, Redemption and Salvation, celebrated in Songs of Praise Scripture: Revelation 4:11 Languages: English

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George Richards

1755 - 1814 Author of "Whilst elders fall before thy throne" Richards, George, born near Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1755. For some years he was Purser and Chaplain in the United States Navy, and also taught a school in Boston. In 1789 he became an Universalist preacher, ministered at Portsmouth, New Haven, 1793-1809, and from 1809 in Philadelphia, where, his mind having given way under trouble, he died by his own hand, March 16, 1816. With S. Lane he edited the Universalist Hymn Book, published at Boston, 1792. This was one of the earliest collections of that body. It contained 49 of Richards's hymns. In 1801 he published A Collection of Hymns, Dover, New Hampshire, which contained 6 additional hymns by himself, and in 1806, also at Dover, a second edition of the same, greatly enlarged, with another 26 hymns. Of these the following are in common use at the present time:— 1. 0 Christ, what gracious words. The Gospel Message. This hymn appeared in the Boston Collection, 1792, and is the best of the early Universalist hymns. In the Andover Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858, it is given as "Saviour, what gracious words." In this form and also in the original, it is found in several collections. 2. Long as the darkening cloud abode. Easter. This hymn in modern collections, as the Songs of the Sanctuary, 1865, No. 687, is composed thus: stanza i. and ii., 11. 1-4, are from Richards, and the rest of the hymn, 3 stanzas of 8 lines in all, is anonymous. Additional hymns by Richards, from both the Boston and the Dover collections, are in modern Universalist hymn-books. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)