One thought I have, my ample creed

One thought I have, my ample creed

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Published in 38 hymnals

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1 One thot' I have, my ample creed,
So deep it is and broad;
And equal to my ev'ry need,
It is the tho't of God.

2 Each morn unfolds some fresh surprise,
I feast at life's full board;
And rising in my inner skies,
Shines forth the tho't of God.

3 At night my gladness is my pray'r;
I drop my daily load,
And ev'ry care is pillowed there
Upon the tho't of God.

4 I ask not far before to see,
But take in trust my road;
Life, death, and immortality
Are in my tho't of God

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #434

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer

Hosmer, Frederick Lucian, B.A., was born at Framingham, Mass., in 1840, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated B.A. in 1869. Entering the Unitarian Ministry in 1872 he has held charges in Quincy, Ill., 1872-77; Cleveland, Ohio, 1878-92; St. Louis, 1894-99; and since 1899, at Berkeley, Cal. His Way of Life, 1877, was a compilation of Prayers and Responsive Services for Sunday Schools. Of Unity Hymns and Carols, 1880, he was joint editor with W. C. Gannett and J. V. Blake. His hymns were published jointly by him and W. C. Gannett (q.v.), as The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems (Boston: Little, Brown & Co.), 1st Series, 1885; 2nd Series, 1894. Of his 56 hymns in this work the following have come into common use, for the most part during… Go to person page >

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First Line: One thought I have, my ample creed
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. AGNES (Dykes)

John B. Dykes (PHH 147) composed ST. AGNES for [Jesus the Very Thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after a young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A.D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian. St. Agnes was sentenced to death for refusing to marry a nobleman to whom she said, "I am already eng…

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ST. JOHN'S WESTMINSTER


PRAETORIUS (15565)


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Instances (1 - 38 of 38)

Chapel Hymns and Services #d99

Christ in Song #d442

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Christ in Song #434

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #260

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Hymnal Amore Dei #99

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #99

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a99

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #23

Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d185

Hymns for Worship #142

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Hymns in Harmony with Modern Thought #12

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #77a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #77b

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #55

Jubilate Deo #128

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Praise and Thanks #B2-79

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #74

Singing for Joy #d179

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Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #176

Songs of the Church #d181

Songs of Work and Worship #d89

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Sunday School Hymnal #63

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Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #115

The Assembly Praise Book #d75

The Beacon Song and Service book #18

The Beacon Song and Service book #19

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The Carol #12a

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The Cyber Hymnal #6677

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The Golden Hymn Book #54

The Sabbath School Hymnal #d103

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The Students' Hymnal #126

Union Hymnal #27

Union Hymnal for Jewish Worship #d140

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d346

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d233

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Unity Services and Songs #S30b

Universal Hymns #37

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