Steele Papers 03 Poetry 1 [33-46]

33. Papers of Anne Steele Hymns and Devotional Verses by Anne Steele (Published and Unpublished) Hymns Manuscript pages in Anne Steele's hand (152 pages, lacking pp. 111–117, 131–134). Contains hymns and verses numbered 1–104 (some numbers void), which were subsequently published in Theodosia, “Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional” (1780), vol. 1, with the exception of: 5 Praise for the Gospel (“Great God to Thee”); 16 The nativity of Christ (“O glorious morning”); 17 On 17 February ... General Prayer (“Great God before Thy awful throne”); 31 On the [condescension of God] (“O what a strange surprising scene”); 33 Penitence and hope (“Long have I wander'd”); 40 The presence of Christ the joy of His people (“The wond'ring nations”); 57 [untitled] (“When e'er my God thy wond'rous love”); 96 Luke xxii.19 (“And can we so ungrateful prove”). 

34. Hymn Copies from Ann Cator Steele Diaries Copies of six hymns and devotional verses found between the pages of the diaries of Anne's stepmother Ann Cator Steele. All six were published in Theodosia, “Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional” (1780), vol. 1. For originals see STE 3/1/1 nos 98, 101, 27, 77, 26, 76. 35. Unpublished Verses Twenty-three verses unpublished during Anne Steele's lifetime.

36. Presentation Verses

Six verses by Anne Steele or given to her by others.

37. William Steele Transcripts of Anne Steele Verses

Devotional verses by Anne Steele, transcribed by William Steele.

38. Selina Bompas Transcripts of Anne Steele Hymns

Unpublished hymns by Anne Steele, transcribed by her great-great-grandniece Selina Bompas. Booklet of fourteen verses, originals D/STE 3/1/1/16–17, 96; 3/1/4/1–2, 6, 8–9, 11–12; 3/3/2, p. 25. Also Psalm xxxiv (“Forever still I bless the Lord”); Psalm ciii (“Bless O my soul”); On being desired to write on the death of Dr Watts (“Oh could I sin[g?] like Watts". 

39. “The Excellency of the Holy Scriptures” Transcript

Late 19th-century transcript of Anne Steele's poem “The Excellency of the Holy Scriptures”.

40. Psalms “Attempted in Verse” by Anne Steele 

Psalms in verse by her (published and unpublished).

41. Psalms

Unbound manuscript of Psalms: most of these were published either in Theodosia, “Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional” (1780), vol. 2 (Psalms i–xxiii) or in Anne Steele, “Hymns, Psalms, Poems” (London, 1863) (Psalms i–cxlviii). Items not published in either are as follows: Psalm xvi (“Preserve me, o my God”); Psalm xix (“The heav'ns declare”); Psalm xxiv (“Through all her wide dominion”); Psalm xxix (“Give to the Lord”); Psalm xxxii (“Blest is the man”); Psalm xxxiii (“Rejoice ye righteous”); Psalm xxxiv (“Forever will I bless the Lord”); Psalm xlvi (“God is our strength”); Psalm xlvii (“Ye happy tribes proclaim”); Psalm xcvii (“The Lord, the mighty God”); Psalm civ (“Awake my soul”); Psalm cv (“Ye grateful tribes approach”); Psalm cxxxix (“O Lord thy awful searching eye”); Psalm cxlviii (“Jehovah's praise”). NB Psalms published in 1863 which are not in D/STE 3/2/1 include Psalm xxxix, li, cxxxvii [but see D/STE 3/2/2], cxxxviii, cxlix, cl.
42. Psalm cxxxvii
Undated manuscript of Anne Steele's Psalm cxxxvii (“Where Babel's rivers”), found loose inside one of Ann Cator Steele's diaries.
43. Psalm ciii
Undated manuscript of Anne Steele's Psalm ciii (“Bless, O my Soul”), which differs from that published in “Hymns, Psalms, Poems” by Anne Steele (London, 1863).

44. Psalms xxviii, lxxix, cxlviii
Undated manuscript of three unpublished psalms by Anne Steele (Psalm xxviii, Psalm lxxix, Psalm cxlviii).
45. William Steele Transcript of Psalm xxiii
Undated transcript by William Steele of Anne Steele's Psalm xxiii.
46. Verses by Anne Steele (Published and Unpublished)