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While now thy throne of grace we seek

Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10 Used With Tune: HATTIE

HATTIE

Appears in 7 hymnals Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 55612 32133 21716 Used With Text: While now thy throne of grace we seek

MANTEO

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. R. Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 53135 16542 35423 Used With Text: While now Thy throne of grace we seek

THE THRONE OF GRACE

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Showalter Incipit: 13565 31641 76556 Used With Text: While now thy throne of grace we seek

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While now thy throne of grace we seek

Author: C. Robbins Hymnal: The Brethren Hymnal #63 (1901) Languages: English Tune Title: THE THRONE OF GRACE

While now thy throne of grace we seek

Hymnal: Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a183 (1895) Languages: English

While now Thy throne of grace we seek

Hymnal: National Hymn and Tune Book #23 (1875) Languages: English

1810 - 1882 Person Name: C. Robbins Author of "While now thy throne of grace we seek" in The Brethren Hymnal Robbins, Chandler, D.D., was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Feb. 14, 1810, and educated at Harvard College (1829), and the Cambridge Divinity School (1833). In 1833 he became Pastor of the Second [Unitarian] Church, Boston, succeeding Dr. H. Ware, jun., and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He received his D.D. degree from Harvard in 1855, and died at Westport, Massachusetts, Sept. 12, 1882. Dr. Robbins published several prose works. He also edited The Social Hymn Book in 1843, and Hymns for Christian Worship, 1854. His two hymns,"Lo, the day of rest declineth" (Evening), and "While thus [now] Thy throne of grace we seek " (The Voice of God), appeared in Dr. G. E. Ellis's Psalms & Hymns for the Sanctuary, 1845. L. B. Barnes's tune, "Bedford Street," was written for the former. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. W. Randolph

b. 1842 Person Name: J. W. R. Composer of "MANTEO" in The Everlasting Joy James Weldon Randolph was born October 15, 1842, at Philadelphia, Pa. He attended Northern Liberty and James Bird's Schools. He has given special study to the subjects of music, French, German and Spanish, and received the D.D. degree from Paul Quinncollege. He was converted in 1863 and joined the A. M.E. Chruch the same year. He was licensed to preach and was ordained deacon in 1870 and elder in 1871 at Columbus, Ga. He has held appointments in George, Arkansas, Texas, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. From Centennial Encyclpaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church by Richard R. Wright, Jr. and John R. Hawkins (Philadelphia: 1916)