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And may I hope that when no more

An entry on Joseph Swain's 1792 hymn on trust in God.

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Composed by Joseph Swain in ten stanzas of four lines, this hymn appeared in his Walworth Hymns (1792). Although the full text was rarely sung in public worship, selections were included in David Denham's Saints' Melody (1837) and the American Baptist Praise Book.

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