A funeral hymn, composed by that eminent servant of the most high God, the late reverend and renowned George Whitefield

... Who departed this life ... the thirtieth of September, 1770 ... at Newbury-Port. -----This hymn was designed to have been sung over his corpse, by the orphans belonging to his tabernacle in London, had this truly great, pious, and learned man died there

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A funeral hymn, composed by that eminent servant of the most high God, the late reverend and renowned George Whitefield

... Who departed this life ... the thirtieth of September, 1770 ... at Newbury-Port. -----This hymn was designed to have been sung over his corpse, by the orphans belonging to his tabernacle in London, had this truly great, pious, and learned man died there

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Bristol 3287; Ford 1555; Sabin 103520.

"Though the title of this hymn states that the author was Whitefield, it was first printed in the first series of Charles Wesley's funeral hymns."--Sabin 102643.

Twelve numbered stanzas printed in two columns, within mourning borders. First line: Ah! lovely appearance of death!

Relief cut of coffin (Reilly 1215) at head.

Possible imprint determined from evidence of another edition of this broadside with the imprint: [Boston] Printed and sold at Green & Russell's, in Queen-Street. [1770]. (Sabin 103519 and Ford 1556)

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Open Library
OL61408575M
OCLC/WorldCat
6230963

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OL45012724W

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