The faithless world promiscuous flows

The faithless world promiscuous flow

Author: Charles Giles
Tune: PROSPECT OF HEAVEN
Published in 23 hymnals

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Representative Text

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The faithless world promiscuous flows,
Enrapt in fancy's vision,
Allured by sounds, beguiled by show,
And empty dreams; they scarcely know
There is a brighter heaven.



Source: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #24

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Author: Charles Giles

Giles, Charles, an American Methodist minister, was born near Fort Griswold, Connecticut, Feb. 22, 1783, entered the ministry in 1805, and died at Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1867. His hymn, "The fading world promiscuous flows" (Heaven Anticipated), is found, in 6 stanzas of 5 lines, in James Gallagher's New Selection, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1835; and in 8 stanzas of 5 lines. From it the hymn, "This world is poor from shore to shore," in Beecher's Plymouth Collection, 1855; Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872, and others, is taken. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: The faithless world promiscuous flow
Title: The faithless world promiscuous flows
Author: Charles Giles
Meter: 8.7.8.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d447

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d447
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A Selection of Favorite Conference Hymns with Historical Sketches of Church History #14

A Selection of Favorite Conference Hymns with Historical Sketches of Church History #14
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Devotional Melodies; or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (3rd ed.) #90

Devotional Melodies; or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (3rd ed.) #90
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Devotional Melodies #90

Devotional Melodies #90
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Hymns selected from various authors #544

Hymns selected from various authors #544

Revival and Camp Meeting Minstrel #d316

Revival and Camp Meeting Minstrel #d316

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d224

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d224

Select Melodies, Comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use not Found in the Standard Methodist Episcopal Hymnal #d226

Select Melodies, Comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use not Found in the Standard Methodist Episcopal Hymnal #d226
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Select Melodies; Comprising the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use, and not generally found in standard church hymn-books #56

Select Melodies; Comprising the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use, and not generally found in standard church hymn-books #56

Social Melodies #d113

Social Melodies #d113

The Canadian Minstrel #d72

The Canadian Minstrel #d72
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The Chorus #H58

The Chorus #H58

The Church Harp #d87

The Church Harp #d87

The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d118

The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d118

The Church Hymn Book #d918

The Church Hymn Book #d918
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The Harp #165

The Harp #165
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The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #98

The New England Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #98

The Sacred Melodeon #d91

The Sacred Melodeon #d91
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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #24

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #24
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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #24a

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #24a

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion… #24t

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion… #24t
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The Sweet Singer of Israel #168

The Sweet Singer of Israel #168

Zion's Harp ... Sacred Songs Not Found in the Methodist Hymn Book and Many Never Before Published with Several Original Pieces #d291

Zion's Harp ... Sacred Songs Not Found in the Methodist Hymn Book and Many Never Before Published with Several Original Pieces #d291
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