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Shine forth, Eternal Source of light!

Shine forth, Eternal Source of light!

Author: Philip Doddridge
Published in 52 hymnals

Author: Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >

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First Line: Shine forth, Eternal Source of light!
Author: Philip Doddridge
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d283

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d283
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #118

A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #118
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #397

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #397
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #438

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #438
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #299

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #299
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #299

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #299
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #317

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #317
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #148

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #148
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #154

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #154
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #154

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #154
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #148

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #148
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #317

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #317
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #317

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #317
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Christian Hymns #418

Christian Hymns #418

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d232

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d232

Grammar School Hymn Book #d215

Grammar School Hymn Book #d215

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d617

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d617
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #122

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #122
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #285

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #285
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #594

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #594
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a594

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a594

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d357

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d357
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #494

Hymns for Christian Devotion #494
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #494

Hymns for Christian Devotion #494
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Hymns for Public Worship #115

Hymns for Public Worship #115
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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #154

Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #154
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #115

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #115
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #115

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #115
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Hymns for the Sanctuary #333

Hymns for the Sanctuary #333
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Hymns of the Church Universal #43

Hymns of the Church Universal #43
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National Hymn and Tune Book #233

National Hymn and Tune Book #233

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d369

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d369

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d305

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d305

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d300

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d300
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The Christian Psalmist #371

The Christian Psalmist #371

The Christian Psalter #d470

The Christian Psalter #d470
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The Harp #542

The Harp #542
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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a542

The Harp. 2nd ed. #a542
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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #103

The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #103
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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #103

The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #103
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The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #317

The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #317
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The School Hymn-Book #95

The School Hymn-Book #95
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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #386

The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #386

The Universalist Hymn Book #d388

The Universalist Hymn Book #d388
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The Universalist Hymn-Book #420

The Universalist Hymn-Book #420

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d374

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d374

Universalist Hymn Book #d461

Universalist Hymn Book #d461
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