God of my life, through all my days
God of my life, through all my days. Philip Doddridge* (1702-1751).
First published as no. 71 in Hymns founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures (Salop, 1755), edited after Doddridge’s death by his friend Job Orton. It was entitled ‘Praising God through the whole of our existence, Psalm cxlvi. 2’. The original first line was ‘God of my Life, thro’ all its Days’, but (as with ‘O God of Bethel, by whose hand’*) the hymn is usually known by its amended first line. It was in frequent use in older books, and was found in MHB and the Song Book of the Salvation Army (1953 edition; not in 1986) with alterations. The 1755 text was:
God of my Life, thro’ all its DaysMy grateful Pow'rs shall...
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