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To Him Who Children Blest

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To Him who children blest,
And suffered them to come,
To Him who took them to his breast,
We bring these children home.

To Thee, O God, whose face
Their spirits still behold,
We bring them, praying that Thy grace
May keep, Thine arms enfold.

And as this water falls
On each unconscious brow,
Thy holy spirit grant, O Lord,
To keep them pure as now!



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #379

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Author: James Freeman Clarke

Clarke, James Freeman, D.D., is a grandson of James Freeman (q. v.)> from whom he was named. He was born at Hanover, New Hampshire, April 4, 1810, and graduated at Harvard College, in Arts, in 1829, and in Divinity, 1833. Receiving ordination as a Unitarian Minister, he was Pastor at Louisville, Kentucky, from 1833 to 1840; of the Church of the Disciples, Boston, from 1811 to 1830; and also from 1853. Dr. Clarke for some time edited, whilst at Louisville, The Western Messenger, and is the author of Orthodoxy, its Truths and Errors, 1866; The Christian Doctrine of Forgiveness, 1852; The Christian Doctrine of Prayer, 1854, and other works. In 1844 he published the Hymn Book for the Church of the Disciples. This he enlarged in 1852. To each… Go to person page >

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First Line: To Him who children blessed
Title: To Him Who Children Blest
Author: James Freeman Clarke
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ST. ANDREW (Barnby)


DENNIS (Nägeli)

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) arranged DENNIS and first published it in The Psaltery (1845), a hymnal he compiled with George. Webb (PHH 559). Mason attributed the tune to Johann G. Nageli (b. Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, 1773; d. Wetzikon, 1836) but included no source reference. Nageli presumably pu…

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[To Him who children blest]


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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #379

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #379
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #379

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #379

Christian Worship and Praise #d452

Christian Worship and Praise #d452
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Church Harmonies #788

Church Harmonies #788
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Common Praise #597

Common Praise #597

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d759

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d759
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #812

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #812
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #481

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #481
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Hymnal Amore Dei #379

Hymnal Amore Dei #379
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Hymnal, Amore Dei #379

Hymnal, Amore Dei #379
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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a379

Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a379
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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #136

Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #136
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Hymns and Chants #28

Hymns and Chants #28
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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #386

Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #386
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #364

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #364
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #364

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #364
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Hymns of the Church Universal #206

Hymns of the Church Universal #206
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Hymns of the Church #237

Hymns of the Church #237
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Hymns of Worship #318

Hymns of Worship #318

Jubilate Deo #383

Jubilate Deo #383
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Plymouth Collection #a933

Plymouth Collection #a933
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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #933

Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #933

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d744

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d744
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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #286

Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #286
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Songs of the Christian Life #399

Songs of the Christian Life #399

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d822

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d822

The American Hymnal #d627

The American Hymnal #d627
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The Disciples' Hymn Book #333

The Disciples' Hymn Book #333
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The Hosanna #61

The Hosanna #61
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The Pilgrim Hymnal #371

The Pilgrim Hymnal #371
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The Pilgrim Hymnal #482

The Pilgrim Hymnal #482

The Saints' Harp #d938

The Saints' Harp #d938

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d460

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d460
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