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[I will bless the Lord at all times]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12333 35313 22171 Used With Text: I Will Bless the Lord

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I will bless the Lord at all times Refrain First Line: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times Lyrics: 1 I will bless the Lord at all times, For his goodness unto me, For the joys of his salvation, For his love so full and free. Chorus: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times, And praise him, praise him, Praise him o’er and o’er, I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times, Till I strike my harp in Zion With his saints forevermore. 2 I will bless the Lord, my Father, For his kindness day by day, For his loving arms around me, For his sunshine on my way. [Chorus] 3 I will bless the Lord, my Saviour, For he died to ransom me, That he lives and reigns forever, And his glory I shall see. [Chorus] 4 I will bless the Holy Spirit, That my soul is sanctified, For his promise and his presence, Ev’ry day my loving guide. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [I will bless the Lord at all times]

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

I Will Bless the Lord

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #62 (1886) First Line: I will bless the Lord at all times Refrain First Line: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord Lyrics: 1 I will bless the Lord at all times For his goodness unto me, For the joys of his salvation, For his love so full and free. Refrain: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, Bless the Lord at all times, And praise him, praise him, Praise him o’er and o’er, I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, Bless the Lord at all times, Till I strike my harp in Zion With his saints forevermore. 2 I will bless the Lord, my Father, For his kindness day by day, For his loving arms around me, For his sunshine on my way. [Refrain] 3 I will bless the Lord, my Saviour, For he died to ransom me, That he lives and reigns forever, And his glory I shall see. [Refrain] 4 I will bless the Holy Spirit, That my soul is sanctified, For his promise and his presence, Ev’ry day my loving guide. [Refrain] Tune Title: [I will bless the Lord at all times]

I Will Bless the Lord

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Living Hymns #138 (1890) First Line: I will bless the Lord at all times Refrain First Line: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times Lyrics: 1 I will bless the Lord at all times, For his goodness unto me, For the joys of his salvation, For his love so full and free. Chorus: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times, And praise him, praise him, Praise him o’er and o’er, I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord, bless the Lord at all times, Till I strike my harp in Zion With his saints forevermore. 2 I will bless the Lord, my Father, For his kindness day by day, For his loving arms around me, For his sunshine on my way. [Chorus] 3 I will bless the Lord, my Saviour, For he died to ransom me, That he lives and reigns forever, And his glory I shall see. [Chorus] 4 I will bless the Holy Spirit, That my soul is sanctified, For his promise and his presence, Ev’ry day my loving guide. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [I will bless the Lord at all times]

I Will Bless the Lord

Author: Priscilla J. Owens Hymnal: Temple Trio #62 (1886) First Line: I will bless the Lord at all times Refrain First Line: I will bless the Lord, bless the Lord Tune Title: [I will bless the Lord at all times]

People

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Priscilla Jane Owens

1829 - 1907 Person Name: Priscilla J. Owens Author of "I Will Bless the Lord " in Living Hymns Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907) ========================= Owens, Priscilla Jane. (July 21, 1829--December 5, 1907). Of Scottish and Welsh ancestry, she spent her entire life in Baltimore. She was a public school teacher there for 49 years. She was a member of the Union Square Methodist Church and took particular interest in its Sunday School. Her literary efforts, both in prose and poetry, appeared in such religious periodicals as the Methodist Protestant and the Christian Standard. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[I will bless the Lord at all times]" in On Joyful Wing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman