Lord of all, to whom alone
Lord of all, to whom alone. Cyril Argentine Alington* (1872-1955). This hymn appeared in the Eton College Hymn Book (1937), and was entitled ‘A Litany’ in Alington’s verse collection In Shabby Streets (1942). It was subsequently included in BBCHB and many other hymnbooks. It takes the form of a simple petition for forgiveness. The first two verses echo the collect (prayer) for purity in the Holy Communion in the Book of Common Prayer (‘Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid’). The third verse, omitted in some books, refers to the rejoicing in heaven over a repentant sinner (Luke 15:7, 10) and the fourth verse recalls the...
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