Our God, as merciful as just

Our God, as merciful as just

Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Mrs. Barbauld

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, née Aikin, daughter of the Rev. John Ailrin, D.D., a dissenting minister, was b. at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, June 20, 1743. In 1753 Dr. Aikin became classical tutor at a dissenting academy at Warrington. During her residence there she contributed five hymns to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772. In the following year these were included in her Poems, Lond., J. Johnson, 1773. In May, 1774, Miss Aikin was married to the Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, a descendant of a French Protestant family, and a dissenting minister. For some years Mr. Barbauld conducted, in addition to his pastoral work, a boarding school at Palgrave, Suffolk. From this he retired in 1785. In 1786 he undertook t… Go to person page >

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First Line: Our God, as merciful as just
Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #152

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #158

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #158

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #152

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