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Almighty Father, Bless the Word

Representative Text

1 Almighty Father, bless the Word
Which through Your grace we now have heard.
Oh, may the precious seed take root,
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit!

2 We praise You for the means of grace
As homeward now our steps we trace.
Grant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
May all at last in heav'n appear.

3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.



Source: Lutheran Service Book #923

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Author: Anonymous

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. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Almighty Father, bless the Word
Title: Almighty Father, Bless the Word
Author: Anonymous (1823)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Church Poetry Philadelphia, 1823, sts. 1-2
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Almighty Father, bless the word. [After Sermon.] This hymn appeared anonymously in Dr. W. A. Muhlenberg's Church Poetry, Philadelphia, 1823. It was repeated in the American Prayer Book Collection, 1826, as No. 39, in 2 stanzas. It is found in several American collections, but is not in common use in Great Britain.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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LES COMANDEMENS DE DIEU

LES COMMANDEMENS (French for "the commandments"), a rich and graceful tune in the Hypo-Ionian mode (major), was used in the Genevan Psalter (1547) for the Decalogue and for Psalm 140, and later in British psalters and in the Lutheran tradition. The first setting in the Psalter Hymnal derives from Cl…

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GERMANY (Gardiner)


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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #126
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Instances

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d18

A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d18
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #62

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #62

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs Suited to the Various Occasions of Public Worship. 2nd ed. #d9

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs Suited to the Various Occasions of Public Worship. 2nd ed. #d9
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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #62

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #62
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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #62

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #62
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A Collection of Sacred Song #33(H39)

A Collection of Sacred Song #33(H39)
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A Collection of Sacred Song #33(H39)

A Collection of Sacred Song #33(H39)
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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #300

A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #300

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d10

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d10

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d10

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d10

A Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, from the Most Approved Authors ... of the Church of Christ #d10

A Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, from the Most Approved Authors ... of the Church of Christ #d10
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Better Than Pearls #71

Better Than Pearls #71

Christian Hymnal #d12

Christian Hymnal #d12
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Christian Worship (1993) #323

Christian Worship (1993) #323

Christian Youth Hymnal #108

Christian Youth Hymnal #108

Church and University Hymns #d9

Church and University Hymns #d9
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Church Choral-Book #505

Church Choral-Book #505
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Church Hymns and Tunes #68

Church Hymns and Tunes #68
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Church Poetry #226b

Church Poetry #226b
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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #580

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #580
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Fellowship Hymnal #152

Fellowship Hymnal #152

Gloria in Excelsis #d17

Gloria in Excelsis #d17

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d8

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d8
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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #166

Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #166
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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #366

Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #366

Hymnal, Church of the Brethren #d16

Hymnal, Church of the Brethren #d16
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Hymnal #166

Hymnal #166
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Hymnal #166

Hymnal #166

Hymns and Songs for Church Schools #d16

Hymns and Songs for Church Schools #d16
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Hymns and Tunes #4

Hymns and Tunes #4

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d4

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d4

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d30

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d30
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Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention #39

Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, as authorized by the General Convention #39

Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship ... approved by the Convention of 1826 #d5

Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship ... approved by the Convention of 1826 #d5
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In Excelsis #52

In Excelsis #52
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In Excelsis #a52

In Excelsis #a52
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Lutheran Service Book #923

Lutheran Service Book #923
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Lutheran Worship #216

Lutheran Worship #216
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Prayer Book and Hymnal for the Sunday School #67

Prayer Book and Hymnal for the Sunday School #67
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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #351

Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #351
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Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #H39

Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre #H39
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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #275

Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #275

Sunday School Hymnal #d16

Sunday School Hymnal #d16
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The Academic Hymnal #348

The Academic Hymnal #348
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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #82

The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #82
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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #32.82

The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #32.82
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The Baptist Hymn Book #82

The Baptist Hymn Book #82

The Children's Church #d7

The Children's Church #d7

The Children's Hymnal #d20

The Children's Hymnal #d20
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The Christian Church Hymnal #435

The Christian Church Hymnal #435

The Church Hymn Book #d21

The Church Hymn Book #d21
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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #166

The Church Hymnal with Canticles #166
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The Church Hymnal #308

The Church Hymnal #308
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The Church Hymnal #33a

The Church Hymnal #33a
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The Church Hymnal #33b

The Church Hymnal #33b
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The Church Hymnal #33a

The Church Hymnal #33a
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The Church Hymnal #33b

The Church Hymnal #33b

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d15

The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d15
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The Cyber Hymnal #126

The Cyber Hymnal #126
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The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #33

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #33
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The Hymnal #33

The Hymnal #33
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The Hymnal #166

The Hymnal #166
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The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H39

The Lecture-Room Hymn-Book #H39
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The Lutheran Hymnal #52

The Lutheran Hymnal #52
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The Lutheran Hymnary #56

The Lutheran Hymnary #56

The Lutheran Hymnary Junior ... of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America #d16

The Lutheran Hymnary Junior ... of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America #d16
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The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #82

The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #82

The School Psalter #d7

The School Psalter #d7
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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #263

The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #263

The Southern Psalmist #d17

The Southern Psalmist #d17

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d20

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d20
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The Standard Church Hymnal #677

The Standard Church Hymnal #677
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