Duties of Rulers

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While Lord! from thee our rulers take their pow'r

Author: Timothy Dwight
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line:	While Lord! from thee our rulers take their pow'r
Title:	Duties of Rulers
Author:	Timothy Dwight
Meter:	10s. 6 Lines
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain