Nahum Tate

Short Name: Nahum Tate
Full Name: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715
Birth Year: 1652
Death Year: 1715

Nahum Tate was born in Dublin and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1672. He lacked great talent but wrote much for the stage, adapting other men's work, really successful only in a version of King Lear. Although he collaborated with Dryden on several occasions, he was never fully in step with the intellectual life of his times, and spent most of his life in a futile pursuit of popular favor. Nonetheless, he was appointed poet laureate in 1692 and royal historiographer in 1702. He is now known only for the New Version of the Psalms of David, 1696, which he produced in collaboration with Nicholas Brady. Poverty stricken throughout much of his life, he died in the Mint at Southwark, where he had taken refuge from his creditors, on August 12, 1715.

--The Hymnal 1940 Companion

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Texts by Nahum Tate (125)AsAuthority LanguagesInstancessort descending
Arise, O King of grace, ariseTate (Author)English1
God's perfect law converts the soul, Reclaims from false desiresTate (Author)English1
He's blest, whose sins have pardon gainedNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
How blest is he who never consents By ill advice to walkTate (Author)English1
I'll celebrate thy praises, LordNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)1
Instruct me in thy statutes, LordNahum Tate (Author)English1
Let all the earth their voices raise To sing the choicest Psalm of praiseTate (Author)English1
Let all the heathen writers joinTate (Author)English1
Let all the various tribes of menTate (Author)1
Let heathens to their idols hasteTate (Author)1
Let me with light and truth be blessedN. Tate (Author)English1
Lord, from thy unexhausted storeNahum Tate (Author)1
Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)1
Lord, not to us, we claim no shareNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
My heart and flesh cry out for theeNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)1
My soul and spirit, filled with joy (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bentNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
O Israel's Shepherd, Joseph's guideNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
O praise the Lord with hymns of joy, And celebrate his fame (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
O with due reverence let us allN. Tate (Author)English1
The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, Which that alone can fill (Tate and Brady)Tate (Author)English1
The Lord hath spoke, the mighty GodNahum Tate (Author)English1
The Lord, the only God, is great, And greatly to be praised (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
The Lord unto my Lord thus spakeNahum Tate (Author)English1
Thy mercies fill the earth, O LordTate (Author)English1
To God I cried, who to my helpNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)1
To God, in whom I trust, I lift my heart and voiceNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
Usiku walipoketi wachunga wa kondooNahum Tate (Author)Swahili1
While shepherds kept their watchingNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office waitNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English1
ആട്ടിടയർ രാത്രികാലെ കൂട്ടമായ്‌ പാർക്കവേNahum Tate (Author)Malayalam2
Blest is the man, whom thou, O LordNahum Tate (Author)2
Continue, Lord, to hear my voiceNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
එඞේරු තම රැළවල් (Eṅēru tama ræḷaval)Nahum Tate (Author)Sinhala2
Give ear, ye children, to my lawTate (Author)English2
God is our refuge in distress, A present help when dangers press (Tate and Brady)Tate (Author)English2
Lord, hear the voice of my complaint, Accept my secret prayerNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English2
මුවා ඈළ දොළ වෙත යන්නේ පිපාසයෙන් (Muvā aeḷa doḷa veta yannē pipāsayen)Nahum Tate (Author)Sinhala2
My God, my God, why leavest thou me, When I in Anguish faint?Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
My hiding place my refuge towerNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
நாம் போற்றிடுவோம் மெய் மனதுடன் (Nām pōṟṟiṭuvōm mey maṉatuṭaṉ)Nahum Tate (Author)Tamil2
Një natë, kur ca barinj të thjesht’Nahum Tate (Author)Albanian2
No offering God requiresNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
O God, within thy power I standTate (Author)2
Praise ye the Lord, to speak his praiseNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adoreTate (Author)English2
To God, our never failing strength, With loud applauses singNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend, O haste to my relief (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English2
To Zion's hill I lift my eyes (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English2
When thou whom earth and heaven revereNahum Tate (Author)2
With restless and ungoverned rageNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)2
我如困鹿切慕溪水 (Wǒ rú kùn lù qiè mù xīshuǐ)Nahum Tate (Author)Chinese2
Ye worshippers of Jacob's GodNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English2
Als Hirten Satzen in der NachtNahum Tate (Author)German3
Although sometimes surprised by fearNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)3
Christ from the dead is raised and madeNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)3
That man is blessed who stands in awe (Tate and Brady)Tate (Author)English3
The Lord himself, the mighty LordNahum Tate (Author)English3
Thee I'll extol, my God and KingNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)3
This spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men, and worms, and beasts, and birdsNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English3
Thou God, all glory, honor, powerN. Tate (Author)English3
Thou turnest man, O Lord to dustNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)3
Lord, who's the happy man, that mayTate (Author)English4
O God, my grateful soul aspiresNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)4
O God of hosts, the mighty LordNahum Tate, 1652 -1715 (Author)English4
They who in ships with courage boldNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)4
Thus God declares His sovereign willNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English4
Thy gracious favor, Lord, displayTate (Author)4
To God I lift my eyes, my trust is in his nameTate (Author)4
To God your grateful voices raise, Who does your daily Patron prove (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English4
To my complaint, O Lord my GodNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English4
Against Thee, Lord, aloneNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)5
Bless God, my soul, thou, Lord, aloneNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English5
Dum nokte gardis al ŝafar'Nahum Tate (Author)Esperanto5
Dum ŝafistoj gardis gregonNahum Tate (Author)Esperanto5
O God, my heart is fully bent, To magnify thy Name (Tate and Brady)Tate (Author)English5
O praise the Lord, for He is good, His mercies never decay (Brady and Tate)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English5
Ye boundless realms of joyNahum Tate (1652-1715) (Paraphraser)English5
Approach ye piously disposedNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)6
Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast knownTate (Author)English6
Through endless years Thou art the sameTate (Author)English6
With my whole heart, my God and King, Thy praise I will proclaim (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English6
Be Thou, O God, exalted highTate (Author)English7
Bless God, ye servants that attend Upon his solemn stateNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English7
O praise the Lord, and thou my soulNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English7
Pastores cerca de BelénNahum Tate (Author)Spanish7
Though wicked men grow rich and great (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)7
Thy presence, Lord, hath me suppliedNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English7
All ye who faithful servants areNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)8
While humble shepherds watched their flocksN. Tate (Author)English8
Attend, O earth, when God declaresNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)9
O 'twas a joyful sound to hear Our tribes devoutly sayTate (Author)English10
Come Holy Ghost, Creator, come, Inspire these souls of ThineNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English12
Have mercy, Lord, on me, As Thou wert ever kindNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English12
Defend me, Lord, from shame, For still I trust in thee (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English13
From lowest depths of woe, To God I sent my cry (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English13
Jesus Christ is risen today, Our triumphant holy dayNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English13
O come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our Almighty KingTate (Author)English14
O praise the Lord with one consentNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)14
On Judah's plains as shepherds satNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English14
To God be glory, peace on earth, To all mankind good willNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English14
With cheerful notes let all the earthNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English14
My soul with patience waitsNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English15
To celebrate thy praise, O LordNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English16
O render thanks and bless the Lord; Invoke his sacred name (Tate and Brady)Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)19
My soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy name for ever blessNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English21
To God, the mighty LordNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English22
Our Father, who in heaven art, All hallowed be Thy NameNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English24
O Lord, Thy mercy, my sure hopeNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English25
Lift up your heads, eternal gates, Unfold to entertainNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English28
O God, we praise Thee, and confessN. Tate (Translator)English29
For Thee, O God, our constant praiseNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English34
O praise the Lord in that blest placeNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English34
O render thanks to God aboveNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English41
As pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chaseNahum Tate (1652-1712) (Author)English44
When we our wearied limbs to restNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)44
O Lord, our fathers oft have toldNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English47
With glory clad, with strength arrayedNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English52
Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joyTate (Author)English54
No change of time shall ever shockNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English59
O Thou to Whom all creatures bowNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English63
To bless thy chosen raceNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English67
O praise ye the Lord, Prepare your glad voiceTate (Author)English86
With one consent let all the earthN. Tate (Author)English86
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the groundNahum Tate, 1652-1715 (Author)English836

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