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Father of mercies, God of love, Whose gifts all creature share

Father of mercies, God of love, Whose gifts all creature share

Author: Alice Flowerdew
Published in 12 hymnals

Author: Alice Flowerdew

Flowerdew, Alice, was born in 1759, and married to Mr. Daniel Flowerdew, who for a few years held a Government appointment in Jamaica, and died in 1801. After his decease Mrs. Flowerdew kept a Ladies' Boarding-school at Islington. During her residence at Islington she was a member of the General Baptist congregation, in Worship Street (now at Bethnal Green Road). Subsequently she removed to Bury St. Edmunds, and some years later to Ipswich, where she died Sept. 23, 1830. In 1803 she published a small volume of Poems on Moral and Religious Subjects. This work reached a 3rd edition in 1811, and in that edition appeared her well-known harvest hymn, "Fountain of mercy, God of love," q.v. Mrs. Flowerdew's maiden name has not been ascertained… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Father of mercies, God of love, Whose gifts all creature share
Author: Alice Flowerdew
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. JAMES (Courteville)


[Father of mercies, God of love] (Alman)


RICHMOND (Haweis)

RICHMOND (also known as CHESTERFIELD) is a florid tune originally written by Thomas Haweis (PHH 270) and published in his collection Carmina Christo (1792). Samuel Webbe, Jr., adapted and shortened the tune and published it in his Collection of Psalm Tunes (1808). It was reprinted in 1853 in Webbe's…

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Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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Church Hymnal #290

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #40

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #322

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Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #388

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #512

Hymns Ancient and Modern #225

Kingdom Hymns with Music #d6

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The Golden Hymn Book #367

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #819

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #819

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The Service Hymnal with an introductory service #141

Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #185

Exclude 11 pre-1979 instances
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