Supreme and universal light

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Supreme and universal Light!
Fountain of reason! Judge of right!
Parent of good! whose blessings flow
On all above, and all below:

Assist us, Lord, to act, to be,
What nature and Thy laws decree;
Worthy that intellectual flame,
Which from Thy breathing spirit came.

Our moral freedom to maintain,
Bid passion serve, and reason reign,
Self-poised and independent still
On this world’s varying good or ill.

No slave to profit, shame, or fear,
O, may our steadfast bosoms bear
The stamp of heaven,—an upright heart,
Above the mean disguise of art!

May our expanded souls disclaim
The narrow view, the selfish aim;
But with a Christian zeal embrace
Whate’er is friendly to our race.

O Father! grace and virtue grant;
No more we wish, no more we want:
To know, to serve Thee, and to love,
Is peace below,—is bliss above.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #44

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Author: Henry Moore

Moore, Henry, 1732-1802. Son of a Presbyterian minister of the same name at Plymouth. Educated at Doddridge's Academy at Northampton, from 1757 to 1788 minister at Modbury, and then at Liskeard. Author of Lyrical and Miscellaneous Poems, published posthumously with a memoir by Dr. Aikin. Of his hymns, which are frequent in the books later than Kippis, the Dukinfield Collection, 1822, gives 5. 1. All earthly charms, however dear. The unfading beauty of holiness. 2. Amidst a world of hopes and fears. A prayer for guidance. 3. Assist us, Lord, to act, to be. Divine Help Solicited. 4. My God, thy boundless love I praise. The divine Love. 5. Soft are the fruitful showers that bring. A song of spring and New Life.… Go to person page >

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First Line: Supreme and universal light
Author: Henry Moore
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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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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[Herr Jesu Christ wahr Mensch und Gott] (Eccard)


O JESU, MI DULCISSIME


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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #106

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #44

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #279
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #279

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #279
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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #279

A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #279
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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #357

A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #357
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #281

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #281
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #281

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #281
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #281

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #281
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #281

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #281
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #281

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #281
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #281

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCXXXV

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCXXXV
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #415
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #306
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #306

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #306
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #72

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #72
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #74

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #74
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #74

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #74
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #72

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #72
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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #P22

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #P22
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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #435

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #435

Congregational Singing Book #d57

Congregational Singing Book #d57

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d243

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d243

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d651

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d651
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #563

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #563
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #552

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #552
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a552

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a552

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #195

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #195

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d284

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d284
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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #70

Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #70

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d150

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d150

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d373

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d373
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #429

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #429

Hymns for Christian Devotion #429
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Hymns for Public Worship #465

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Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d134

Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form #d134
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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #162

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #269

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Hymns of Progress #d161

Hymns of Progress #d161
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Hymns of the Spirit #91

Hymns of the Spirit #91

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #292

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Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d129

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d129

Jubilate Deo #101

Jubilate Deo #101

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d606

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d606

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d380

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d380
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Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #236

Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #236

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d248

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The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d317

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The Christian Psalmist #274

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The Psalms of Life #21

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The Soldier's Manual of Devotion, or Book of Common Prayer 2d ed. #d77

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #254

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Universalist Hymn Book #d480

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