When gloomy thoughts and boding fears

When gloomy thoughts and boding fears

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 22 hymnals

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line: When gloomy thoughts and boding fears
Author: Anne Steele
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #XLVI

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #XLVI

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCV

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #372

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #327

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #226

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #234

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #234

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #226

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #H68

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #327

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #327

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Christian Hymns #457

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d312

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #623

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #623

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Hymns for Christian Melody #974

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d169

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d468

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #362

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #362

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