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Albert W. T. Orsborn
Albert W. T. Orsborn
Short Name: Albert W. T. Orsborn
Full Name: Orsborn, Albert W. T. (Albert William Thomas), 1886-1967
Birth Year: 1886
Death Year: 1967

Albert Orsborn, "the poet general", was the sixth leader (general) of The Salvation Army. He led the international organization in the aftermath of World War II (1946-1954), and approved its becoming a founding member of the World Council of Churches (1948). He is noted for his poetry and hymns, of which "My life must be Christ's broken bread" is arguably the best known.

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Texts by Albert W. T. Orsborn (42)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Army flag, thy threefold gloryAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
Believe him, believe him, the Holy One is waitingAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
但願耶穌的美麗從我顯現 (Dàn yuàn yēsū dì měilì cóng wǒ xiǎnxiàn)Albert W. T. Orsborn (Author)Chinese2
Drawn to the cross which Thou hast blest (Orsborn)Albert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Earnestly seeking to save and to healAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Have we not known it, have we not heard itAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
I have no claim on graceAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
I know thee who thou artAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
In the secret of thy presence, Where the pure in heart may dwellAlbert Orsborn (Author)English4
In the shadow of the cross, Side by side with bitter lossAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
In their appointed daysAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Jamás, jamás mis pecados contaráAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Alterer)Spanish2
La hermosura de Cristo deseo tenerAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)Spanish2
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity (Orsborn)Albert Osborn (Author)English23
Life is a journey; long is the roadAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Many thoughts stir my heart as I ponder aloneAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English3
More en mí la belleza del SalvadorAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)Spanish2
My life must be Christ's broken breadAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
Not unto us, O Lord, but unto Thy great nameAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
O God, if still the holy placeAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
O Lord, how often should we beAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
O Lord, regard thy peopleAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
O LOVE upon a cross impaledAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
On every hill our Savior diesAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Once, on a day, was Christ led forth to dieAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Others he saved, himself he cannot saveAlbert Orsborn (1866-1967) (Author)English2
Savior, if my feet have falteredAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
Say, but the word, thy servant shall be healedAlbert Osborn (Author)3
Silent and still I standAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Since the Lord redeemed us from the power of sinAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Son of God! Thy cross beholdingAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Spirit of eternal love, Guide me, or I blindly roveAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
The Savior of men came to seek and saveAlbert Orsborn (Author)4
Though the waves and billows are gone over meAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English3
Unto thee will I cryAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)3
We worship thee, O crucifiedAlbert Orsborn (Author)4
What a work the Lord has doneAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)3
When shall I come unto the healing watersAlbert Orsborn (Author)3
When wondrous words my Lord would sayAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Where lowly spirits meetAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Who the child of God shall severAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Yet once again, by God's abundant mercyAlbert Orsborn (Author)4

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