1 O Jesus, youth of Nazareth,
Preparing for the bitter strife,
Wilt Thou impart to every heart
Thy perfect purity of life?
2 O Christ whose words make dear the fields
And hillsides green of Galilee,
Grant us to find with reverent mind
The truth Thou saidst should make us free.
3 O suffering Lord on Calvary,
Whom love led on to mortal pain,
We know Thy cross is not a loss
If we Thy love shall truly gain.
4 O Master of abundant life,
From natal morn to victory’s hour,
We look to Thee; heed Thou our plea,
Teach us to share Thy ageless power.
Blanchard was born on July 12 in Jersey City, NJ. He attended Amherst College (AB 1898) and Yale Divinity School (BD 1901). He was ordained as a Congregational minister and pastored churches in Southington, Connecticut (1901-04); East Orange, New Jersey (1904-15); and at the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1915 until retirement. He died on July 2, 1968 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Sources:
Hughes, p. 317
Reynolds, p. 253
Stuber, p. 396
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Henry Baker (b. Nuneham, Oxfordshire, England, 1835; d. Wimbledon, England, 1910; not to be confused with Henry W. Baker) was educated as a civil engineer at Winchester and Cooper's Hill and was active in railroad building in India. In 1867 he completed a music degree at Exeter College, Oxford, Engl…
Display Title: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethFirst Line: O Jesus, youth of NazarethTune Title: BROOKFIELDAuthor: Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, 1876-Meter: L.M.Date: 1941Subject: Life and Ministry |
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Display Title: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethFirst Line: O Jesus, youth of NazarethTune Title: EATONAuthor: Ferdinand Q. BlanchardDate: 1935Subject: Guidance |
Display Title: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethFirst Line: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethTune Title: HESPERUS (Quebec)Author: Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, 1872-Date: 1913
Display Title: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethFirst Line: O Jesus, youth of NazarethTune Title: CANONBURYAuthor: Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, 1876-1968Meter: LMSource: Hymns for Schools and Colleges (Boston, Massachusetts: Ginn & Company, 1913)
Display Title: O Jesus, Youth of NazarethFirst Line: O Jesus, youth of NazarethTune Title: EATONAuthor: Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, b. 1876Meter: L. M.Scripture: Matthew 6:28-34; Luke 2:51-52Date: 1957