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Be thou ready, fellow mortal

Be thou ready, fellow mortal

Published in 9 hymnals


Text Information

First Line: Be thou ready, fellow mortal
Source: West Boston Collection
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Be thou ready, fellow mortal. [Readiness for Duty.] Appeared anonymously in the Unitarian Hymns for the Sanctuary, Boston, 1849, No. 609. These Hymns, &c, were edited by the Rev. C. A. Bartol and others, and are known as Bartol’s Collection. This hymn passed from that Collection into the Supplement to Hedge & Huntington's Hymns of the Church of Christ, Boston, 1853, and again into other hymn-books.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Henry Wilder Foote notes in the DNAH Archives that this hymn's "theme and mode of expression suggest that it may have been written by [Cyrus Augustus] Bartol."

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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #422

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #422
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a422

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a422

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d46

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d46
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #863

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #863
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #863

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #863
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Hymns for the Sanctuary #609

Hymns for the Sanctuary #609

Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #d5

Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #d5
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The Gospel Psalmist #421

The Gospel Psalmist #421
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The Psalms of Life #412

The Psalms of Life #412
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