God of the universe, whose hand

God of the universe, whose hand

Author: W. Taylor
Published in 12 hymnals

Author: W. Taylor

Taylor, William, the son of a manufacturer, was born at Norwich, Nov. 7, 1765, and educated at Mr. Barbauld's school at Palgrave (see p. 113, ii.). After travelling abroad, he settled at Norwich in 1782. In 1791 he retired from business and devoted himself to literature. He was a frequent contributor to the Monthly, the Critical, and other Reviews, and was one of the first to introduce the study of German literature into England. His translations of Lessing's Nathan der Weise appeared in 1191, and of Goethe's Iphigenie in Tauris in 1793. In 1813 he published English Synonyms Discriminated, and in 1828-30 his Historical Survey of German Poetry, 3 vols. He died March 5, 1836. A Memoir of the Life and Writings of William Taylor, by J. W. Robbe… Go to person page >

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First Line: God of the universe, whose hand
Author: W. Taylor
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #42

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #42

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #42

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #42

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #177

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d155

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #135

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #135

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Hymns of the Spirit #301

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National Hymn and Tune Book #14

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d202

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The Psalms of Life #56

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