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O Thou, Who Hast at Thy Command

Representative Text

1 O Thou, Who hast at Thy command
The hearts of all men in Thy hand,
Our wayward, erring hearts incline
To know no other will but Thine.

2 Our wishes, our desires, control;
Mold every purpose of the soul;
O’er all may we victorious prove
That stands between us and Thy love.

3 Thrice blest will all our blessings be,
When we can look through them to Thee;
When each glad heart its tribute pays
Of love, and gratitude, and praise.

r And while we to Thy glory live,
May we to Thee all glory give,
Until the final summons come,
That calls Thy willing servants home. Amen.

Source: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #428

Author: Jane Cotterill

Cotterill, Jane, née Boak, daughter of Rev. John Boak, and mother of the Right Rev. Henry Cotterill, Bishop of Edinburgh; born in 1790, married 1811 to the Rev. Joseph Cotterill; died 1825. Mrs. Cotterill contributed to the Appendix to the 6th ed. of Cotterill’s Selection, 1815, the following hymns:— 1. "O! from the world's vile slavery," (For Holiness). 2. "O Thou! Who hast at Thy command," (For Resignation). These hymns were repeated in Montgomery's Christian Psalmist, 1825, and Mrs. Cotterill's name was appended thereto for the first time. Their use is not extensive. The first, "O! from the world's," &c, is found in Kennedy, 1863, No. 521, as, "From this enslaving world's control," the alterations being by Dr. Kennedy.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Thou, who hast at Thy command
Title: O Thou, Who Hast at Thy Command
Author: Jane Cotterill
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MARYTON

After various tunes had been set to this text, Gladden insisted on the use of MARYTON. Composed by H. Percy Smith (b. Malta, 1825; d. Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, 1898), the tune was originally published as a setting for John Keble's "Sun of My Soul" in Arthur S. Sullivan's Church Hymns with Tun…

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DUKE STREET

First published anonymously in Henry Boyd's Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1793), DUKE STREET was credited to John Hatton (b. Warrington, England, c. 1710; d, St. Helen's, Lancaster, England, 1793) in William Dixon's Euphonia (1805). Virtually nothing is known about Hatton, its composer,…

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WAREHAM (Knapp)

William Knapp (b. Wareham, Dorsetshire, England, 1698; d. Poole, Dorsetshire, 1768) composed WAREHAM, so named for his birthplace. A glover by trade, Knapp served as the parish clerk at St. James's Church in Poole (1729-1768) and was organist in both Wareham and Poole. Known in his time as the "coun…

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The Cyber Hymnal #5431
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50 Hymns and Tunes #48

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #38

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #38

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #624

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #261

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #816

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #127

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #415

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #501

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #391

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #368

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A Selection of Hymns #253

Chapel Hymns and Services #d96

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Church Choral-Book #95

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Church Harmonies #556

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David's Harp #104

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Free Methodist Hymnal #358

Grammar School Hymn Book #d194

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #568

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #246

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #568

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a568

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Hymnal Amore Dei #214

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #459

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #459

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #214

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a214

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #172

Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d242

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #338

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #338

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Hymns for Public Worship #143

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #173

Hymns for Schools and Families #d113

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Hymns for Schools and Families #72

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #621

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #621

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #400

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #816

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Hymns of the Church Universal #227

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #229

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Hymns of the Spirit #86

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #295

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #177

Jubilant Voices #d129

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a119

Melodies of Heaven #d105

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National Hymn and Tune Book #31

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New Hymn and Tune book #177a

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New Hymn and Tune Book #177a

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New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. #28

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d501

Schools Lyrics #d166

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #345

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Songs for the Chapel #26

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Songs for the Lord's House #348

Songs for the New Life #d502

Songs of the Unity #d156

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The Academic Hymnal #339

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d600

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #48

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The Church Hymnal #428

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The Church Hymnal #428

The College Hymn and Tune Book #d87

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The Cyber Hymnal #5431

The Gospel Hymnal #d474

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The Harp #569

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a569

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The Heart and Voice #83a

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #648

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The Hymnal #428

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #341

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The Methodist Hymnal #341

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #397

The Plymouth Hymnal #d403

The Public School Hymnal, for the Use of High Schools and Seminaries. New and enl. ed. #d186

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The Public School Hymnal #95

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #134d

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d814

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The Sabbath School Harp #36

The Sacred Lute #d242

The Saints' Hymnal #d280

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The School Hymn-Book #82

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The Sunday School Liturgy. (4th ed.) #26

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The Voice of Praise #678

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #358

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #331

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d332

University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d180

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