Meu Deus E Criador

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Meu Deus e Criador, de tudo

Author: Anne Steele
Tune: EL KADER
Published in 1 hymnal

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1. Meu Deus e Criador,
De tudo és manancial;
Infinda graça, eterno amor
Tu és, ó Deus, p’ra mim.
Infinda graça, eterno amor
Tu és, ó Deus, p’ra mim.

2. Feitura Tua sou;
A vida me susténs;
A graça imensa me salvou,
Do Céu me dando os bens.
A graça imensa me salvou,
Do Céu me dando os bens.

3. Senhor, que o Teu poder
Impere sempre em mim;
Do Espírito me faz nascer,
Me unindo, ó Deus, a Ti.
Do Espírito me faz nascer,
Me unindo, ó Deus, a Ti.

Source: Louvores ao Rei #26

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Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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