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Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. Epstein Tune Sources: The Army and Navy Hymnal (New York: Century Company, 1921 Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 37156 432 Used With Text: I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace

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I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace

Author: Grace Aguilar, 1816-1847 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I bless Thee, Father, for the grace Thou me this day hast given, Strengthening my soul to seek Thy face And list the theme of Heaven. I bless Thee that each workday care Thy love has lulled to rest, And every thought whose wing is prayer Thine answering word hath blessed. 2 O ’tis as some reviving dew Were o’er each sorrow stealing, Folding in Heaven’s azure hue Each dark and weary feeling. Come, then if, God, ’tis Thy decree, My workday thoughts feel care, The day of rest is still for me Thy presence then to share. Used With Tune: EPSTEIN

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I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace

Author: Grace Aguilar, 1816-1847 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10520 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 I bless Thee, Father, for the grace Thou me this day hast given, Strengthening my soul to seek Thy face And list the theme of Heaven. I bless Thee that each workday care Thy love has lulled to rest, And every thought whose wing is prayer Thine answering word hath blessed. 2 O ’tis as some reviving dew Were o’er each sorrow stealing, Folding in Heaven’s azure hue Each dark and weary feeling. Come, then if, God, ’tis Thy decree, My workday thoughts feel care, The day of rest is still for me Thy presence then to share. Languages: English Tune Title: EPSTEIN

I Bless Thee, Father, for the Grace

Author: Grace Aguilar Hymnal: Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #115 (1948) Languages: English Tune Title: [I bless Thee, Father, for the grace]

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Grace Aguilar

1816 - 1847 Person Name: Grace Aguilar, 1816-1847 Author of "I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace" in The Cyber Hymnal Grace Aguilar was a prolific Jewish writer of history, poetry, and fiction. She was the daughter of Sephardic Jews from Portugal who moved to London to escape the Inquisition. She was born June 2, 1816 in London. In early childhood she contracted an illness that left her frail and vulnerable to a number of illnesses throughout her life. Her mother taught her religion and her father read and instructed her in Jewish history. She also was interested in science and nature. She started writing stories and poetry as a child and continued writing throughout her life. Since the Jewish scriptures had not been translated into English, she would go to Protestant churches to hear the sermon and scriptures in English. Because of illness, she went to Frankfurt, Germany where her brother was studying. She died there on September 16, 1847 at the age of 31. Dianne Shapiro (from Galchinsky, Michael. "Grace Aguilar." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 1 March 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. (Viewed on July 26, 2015) .)