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Calm on the bosom of thy God

Calm on the bosom of thy God

Author: Felicia Hemans
Published in 96 hymnals

Representative Text

Calm on the bosom of thy God,
Fair spirit, rest thee now!
E’en while with us thy footstep trod,
His seal was on thy brow.

Dust, to its narrow house beneath!
Soul, to its home on high!
They that have seen thy look in death
No more may fear to die.

Lone are the paths, and sad the hours,
Since thy meek spirit’s gone;
But, O, a brighter home than ours,
In heaven, is now thine own!



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #410

Author: Felicia Hemans

Hemans, Felicia Dorothea, née Browne, was born in Liverpool, Sep. 25, 1793. In 1800, her father having suffered severe losses in business, removed with his family near to Abergele, N. Wales, where he died sometime after. In 1812 she was married to Captain Hemans, who, on retiring from the army sometime after, removed to Bronnylfa, near St. Asaph. Some years after he left his wife and children and proceeded to Italy, where he died. In 1828 Mrs. Hemans removed to Wavertree, near Liverpool, and in 1831 to Dublin, where she died May 16, 1835, and was buried in St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, in that city. From 1808, when at 15 she published Poems, to 1834, when her Scenes & Hymns of Life appeared, she produced a great number of poems and othe… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Calm on the bosom of thy God
Author: Felicia Hemans
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #193

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #410

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #410

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A Collection of Hymns #446

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #695

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #567

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #671

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Church Choral-Book #194

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Church Harmonies #730

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Evangelical Hymnal #583

Family and Social Melodies #d51

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Glad Tidings #125

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Good News #103

Grammar School Hymn Book #d38

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #715

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #615

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #509

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d72

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #615

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #583

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #805

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #988

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #988

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d19

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Hymns for All Christians #L12

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Hymns for all Christians #212

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d70

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #589

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #589

Hymns for Mothers #d11

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Hymns for Public Worship #497

Hymns for Schools and Families #d67

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #268

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Hymns for Schools #386

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d23

Hymns for Sunday School Worship #d13

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #509

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #75

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #509

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #436

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #765

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #765

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #516

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #S75

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d48

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Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #131

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Hymns of the Church Universal #506

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Hymns of the Spirit #219

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d41

Hymns, Religious and Patriotic #d9

Jubilate Deo #324

Manual of Devotion and Selection of Hymns for ... Girard College for Orphans #d27

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d25

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Plymouth Collection #a1124

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1124

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d75

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Revival Hymns #345

Schools Lyrics #d25

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #145

Sunday School Hymn Book #d49

Sunlit Way #83

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1124

The Church Hymn Book #d67

The College Hymn and Tune Book #d17

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #141

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d82

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The Evangelical Hymnal #485

The Golden Harp #d42

The Gospel Hymnal #d76

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The Gospel Psalmist #670

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The Heart and Voice #384b

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #807

The Little Hymn Book #d9

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #553

The Message Bird #d10

The Olive Branch #d17

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The Palm #126a

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The Psalmody #901

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The Psalms of Life #126

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d26

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The Public School Hymnal #197

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #267a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d120

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #205

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The Sabbath School Lute #77

The Saints' Harp #d164

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The School Hymn-Book #257

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The Shining Light #77

The Silver Chime #d8

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The Silver Chime #91c

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The Spirit of Praise #579

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The Spirit of Praise #207

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The Sunday School Chant and Tune Book #66

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d55

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