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O here if ever God of love

O here if ever God of love

Author: Emily Taylor
Published in 54 hymnals

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O, here, if ever, God of love!
Let strife and hatred cease;
And every thought harmonious move,
And every heart be peace.

Not here, where met to think of him
Whose latest thoughts were ours,
Shall mortal passions come to dim
The prayer devotion pours.

No, gracious Master, not in vain
Thy life of love hath been;
The peace thou gav’st may yet remain,
Though thou no more art seen.

Thy kingdom come! we watch, we wait,
To hear thy cheering call;
When heaven shall ope its glorious gate,
And God be all in all.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #158

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Author: Emily Taylor

Taylor, Emily, born 1795, was the daughter of Samuel Taylor, of New Buckenham, Norfolk, niece of John Taylor, of Norwich, the hymnwriter, and great grand-daughter of Dr. John Taylor, the Hebraist. Miss Taylor was the writer of numerous tales for children, chiefly historical, and of various books of instruction, and of descriptive natural history. Amongst her publications are:— (1) Letters to a Child on Maritime Discovery, 1820; (2) Vision of Las Casas, and other Poems, 1825; (3) Poetical Illustrations of Passages of Scripture, 1826 ; (4) Tales of the Saxons, 1832; (5) Tales of the English, 1833; (6) Memoir of Sir T. More, 1834; (7) The Boy and the Birds, 1835. She also edited Sabbath Recreations, 1826; and Flowers and Fruit in Old Englis… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O here if ever God of love
Author: Emily Taylor
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

NAOMI (Nägeli)

NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…

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ST. OLAVE (Barnby)


KENDAL (Cottman)


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Instances

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #158

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #158
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #158

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #158
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #520

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #520
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CLXX

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CLXX
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #472

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #472
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #472

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #472
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #637

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #637
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #303

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #303
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #312

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #312
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #312

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #312
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #303

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #303
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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #629

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #629
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Church Harmonies #760

Church Harmonies #760
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Church Hymnal #209

Church Hymnal #209

Church Music, a Collection of Hymn Tunes. #d118

Church Music, a Collection of Hymn Tunes. #d118

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d493

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d493
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #438

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #438
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #498

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #498
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Hymns adapted to Communion Service #27

Hymns adapted to Communion Service #27
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #676

Hymns for Christian Devotion #676
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #676

Hymns for Christian Devotion #676
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Hymns for Public Worship #543

Hymns for Public Worship #543
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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #395

Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #395
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #387

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #387
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #387

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #387
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Hymns for the Sanctuary #560

Hymns for the Sanctuary #560

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d345

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d345
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Hymns of the Church Universal #201

Hymns of the Church Universal #201

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d184

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d184

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d103

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d103

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d464

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d464
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Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #489

Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #489

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d199

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d199
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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #481

Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #481
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The Baptist Psalmody #941

The Baptist Psalmody #941

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d262

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d262

The Christian Psalter #d402

The Christian Psalter #d402
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The Disciples' Hymn Book #113

The Disciples' Hymn Book #113
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The Gospel Psalmist #570

The Gospel Psalmist #570
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The Psalmist #848

The Psalmist #848
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The Psalmist #848

The Psalmist #848
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The Psalmody #536

The Psalmody #536

The Sanctus #d176

The Sanctus #d176

The Southern Psalmist #d596

The Southern Psalmist #d596

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d624

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d624
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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #421

The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #421

The Tabernacle #d212

The Tabernacle #d212

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d281

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d281
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Worship Song #710

Worship Song #710
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