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Thou God of love, beneath thy sheltering wings

Author: Jane Euphemia Saxby Appears in 8 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Book of Praise

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Thou God of love, beneath thy sheltering wings

Hymnal: A Church of England Hymn Book #536 (1880) Meter: 10.6.10.4 Hymnal Title: A Church of England Hymn Book Languages: English

Thou God of love! beneath thy sheltering wings

Hymnal: Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #643 (1870) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions Languages: English

Thou God of Love! beneath thy sheltering wings

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) #281a (1865) Hymnal Title: Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) Languages: English

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Jane Euphemia Saxby

1811 - 1898 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Thou God of love! beneath Thy sheltering wings" Saxby, Jane Euphemia, née Browne, daughter of William Browne of Tallantire Hall, Cumberland, and sister of Lady Teignmouth, was born Jan. 27, 1811, and married, in 1862, to the Rev. S. H. Saxby, Vicar of East Clevedon, Somersetshire. Her work, The Dove on the Cross, was published in 1849. It has passed into numerous editions, and from it several hymns have come into common use. This was followed by The Voice of the Bird, in 1875; and Aunt Effie’s Gift to the Nursery, 1876. Sometimes Mrs. Saxby's Dove on the Cross is dated 1819, but in error. The compilation known as Hymns and Thoughts for the Sick and Lonely, by a Lady, London, J Nisbet & Co., 1848, although it contains several of her hymns in an altered form, is ascribed to her in error. Mrs. Saxby's hymns in common use include: 1. Father, into Thy loving hands. Resignation. 2. O Jesus Christ, the holy One. Holy Communion. 3. O Holy Ghost, the Comforter. Whitsuntide. 4. Shew me the way, O Lord. Guidance desired. 5. Thou art with me, O my Father. God everywhere. 6. Thou God of love, beneath Thy sheltering wings. Burial. Of these hymns, Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 6, appeared in her Dove on the Cross, 1849. No. 2 appeared in the English Presbyterian Psalms & Hymns for Divine Worship, 1867, No. 840, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It was supplied to Dr. W. F. Stevenson in manuscript in 6 stanzas for his Hymns for the Church and Home, 1873. The additional stanza (the 4th) given in his Notes is:— As Thou hast placed beyond my reach Thy richest means of grace, Teach me without them, Saviour, teach My soul to see Thy face." The point and meaning of this stanza is explained by the fact that this hymn "was written for one who by illness was prevented joining in the Communion." The hymn was included in The Voice of the Bird, 1875. Mrs. Saxby's hymns are very plaintive and tender. This is explained by her thus:— "I wrote most of my published hymns during a very long and distressing illness, which lasted many years. I thought probably that I was then in the 'Border Land’ and wrote accordingly." Died Mar. 25, 1898. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Person Name: Anon. Hymnal Title: Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) Author of "Thou God of Love! beneath thy sheltering wings" in Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.