God of my life, Thy boundless grace

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God of my life, Thy boundless grace

Author: Charlotte Elliott
Published in 39 hymnals

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1 God of my life, Thy boundless grace
Chose, pardoned, and adopted me;
My Rest, my Home, my Dwelling-place;
Father, I come to Thee.

2 Jesus, my Hope, my Rock, my Shield,
Whose precious blood was shed for me,
Into Thy hands my soul I yield:
Savior, I come to Thee.

3 Spirit of glory and of God,
Long hast Thou deigned my guide to be;
Now be Thy comfort sweet bestowed:
My God, I come to Thee.

4 I come to join that countless host,
Who praise Thy name unceasingly;
Blest Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
My God, I come to Thee.

Source: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #265

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Author: Charlotte Elliott

Elliott, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham and Brighton, and granddaughter of the Rev. H. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, 1789. The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In 1823 she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. 22, 1871. To her acquaintance with Dr. C. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse. Her hymns number about 150, a large percentage of which are in common use. The finest and most widely known of these are, "Just as I am” and "My God… Go to person page >

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First Line:	God of my life, Thy boundless grace
Author:	Charlotte Elliott
Meter:	8.8.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 31:5
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Notes

God of my life, Thy boundless grace. Charlotte Elliott. [Resignation.] Contributed to the 2nd edition of the Invalid's Hymn Book, 1841, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and based upon Psalm xxxi. 5, "Into Thine hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth." In the American hymn-books the last line of each stanza is often altered to suit the hymn to various tunes. In the Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865, stanza i. line 4 is, "Father, I come, I come to Thee"; in Laudes Domini, 1884, "I come to Thee." The remaining stanzas undergo similar changes. Original text in the Stryker and Main Church Praise Book, N. Y., 1882, where the line reads, "Father! I come to Thee."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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