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John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)

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John Greenleaf Whittier

Dates:

1807 - 1892 ( 84 Years )

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TITLE/First Line/Refrain	SONGWRITERS	DATES	METER	VERSES
All as God wills Who wisely heeds	John Greenleaf Whittier	1856	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	8
All things are Thine no gift have we	John Greenleaf Whittier	1872	8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
Another hand is beckoning us Another	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
As over his furrowed fields which lie Be	John Greenleaf Whittier	1818	8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	4
Blest land of Judea thrice hallowed of	John Greenleaf Whittier	1837	.	17
Dear Lord and Father of mankind Forgive	John Greenleaf Whittier	1872-04	8 6 8 8 6 extended	6
God giveth quietness at last The common	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	8
Hast thou midst life's empty noises	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 7 8 5	5
I ask not now for gold to gild With mocking shine	John Greenleaf Whittier	1848	8 8 8 6	7
I bow my forehead to the dust I veil	John Greenleaf Whittier	1867	8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)	4
I know not what the future hath of	John Greenleaf Whittier	1867	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
I Long for Household Voices Gone	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Immortal Love forever full Forever	John Greenleaf Whittier	1856	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	10
Immortal Love forever full Forever	John Greenleaf Whittier tr/ad Jubilate Hymns	© Jubilate Hymns	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	None
It may not be our lot to wield The sickle in the	John Greenleaf Whittier	c.1850	8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
May freedom speed onward wherever the	John Greenleaf Whittier		12 12 12 12	3
Now is the seed time	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O backward looking son of time	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O beauty old yet ever new	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O brother man fold to thy heart	John Greenleaf Whittier	1848	11 10 11 10	4

O fairest born of Love and Light Yet	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	6
O he whom Jesus loved has truly spoken	John Greenleaf Whittier	1848	11 10 11 10	4
O holy father just and true	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O Lord and Master of us all Whatever our	John Greenleaf Whittier	1866	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	9
O love Divine Whose constant beam	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
O Love O Life Our faith and sight	John Greenleaf Whittier	1866	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
O maker of the fruits and flowers	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O not alone with outward sign Of fear or	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)	2
O Painter of the fruits and flowers	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
O pure Reformers not in vain Your trust	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
O sometimes gleams upon our sight	John Greenleaf Whittier	1852	8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	4
O thou at whose rebuke the grave Back to	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	4
O thou who in the garden's shade didst	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 6	2
O Thou whose presence went before	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
O what thou our feet may not tread where	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
O what though our feet may not tread	John Greenleaf Whittier		11 11 11 11	3
Our fathers' God from out whose hand	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Our Friend our Brother and our Lord	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Our thought of thee is glad with hope	John Greenleaf Whittier	1890	8 8 8 8 (L.M.)	5
Sail on {sail on} O ship of hope Sail	John Greenleaf Whittier		7 6 7 6 D and refrain	3

Shall we grow weary in our watch	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 6	7
So to the calmly gathered thought	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Sound over all waters Reach out from all	John Greenleaf Whittier	1873	11 11 11 11	2
Sport of the changeful multitude	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Take courage temperance workers	John Greenleaf Whittier		7 6 7 6 D and refrain	3
Take from our souls the strain and	John Greenleaf Whittier tr/ad Tim Hughes	©2004 Thankyou Music/worshiptogether.com songs	.	None
The green earth sends its incense up	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
The harp at Nature's advent strung	John Greenleaf Whittier	1867	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	10
The ocean looketh up to heaven As ‘twere	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
The path of life we walk today	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
THE TRUE TEST	John Greenleaf Whittier	1856	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
Thine are all the gifts O God	John Greenleaf Whittier	1878	7 5 7 5	5
Thou hast fallen in thine armour	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Thy Grace Impart	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
Today beneath Thy chastening eye	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
WATCHING WITH JESUS	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 8 8 6	2
We faintly hear we dimly see In	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	6
We may not climb the heavenly steeps	John Greenleaf Whittier	1856	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
We see not know not	John Greenleaf Whittier		.	None
What Thou wilt O father give All is gain	John Greenleaf Whittier		7 7 7 7	5

When on my day of life the night	John Greenleaf Whittier	1882,1883	11 10 11 7	7
Who fathoms the eternal thought	John Greenleaf Whittier		8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	9
With silence only as their benediction	John Greenleaf Whittier		11 4 11 4	4
Within the maddening maze of things	John Greenleaf Whittier	1867	8 6 8 6 (C.M.)	5
Your voice has stilled the raging storms	John Greenleaf Whittier tr/ad Tim Hughes	©2004 Thankyou Music/worshiptogether.com songs	.	None

MUSIC

NAME	SONGWRITERS	DATES	METER
Your voice has stilled the raging storms	Tim Hughes John Greenleaf Whittier	2004	.

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