While Thee I Seek, Protecting Pow’r by Helen Maria Williams, 1790 SIMPSON—Louis Spohr BRATTLE STREET—Ignace J. Pleyel HOLY CROSS—Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn HALLON—John Warren NAOMI—Lowell Mason BEATITUDO—John Bacchus Dykes While Thee I Seek, Protecting Pow’r 1 While Thee I seek, protecting Pow’r, Be my vain wishes stilled, And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. Thy love the pow’r of thought bestowed, To Thee my thoughts would soar; Thy mercy o’er my life has flowed, That