Short Name: | William John Downes |
Full Name: | Downes, William John, 1892-1987 |
Birth Year: | 1892 |
Death Year: | 1987 |
An English Congregationalist minister, Downes was a professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Western College in the University of Bristol (UK), a member of the board of KELI, and a member of the Esperanto Academy, as well as a member of the editorial committee that produced Adoru Kantante. 44 of his works appeared in AK, and 36 in Adoru. Particularly noteworthy for the quantity and quality of his original hymn texts in Esperanto.
Texts by William John Downes (19) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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Adoru kantante | W. J. Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 3 |
Adoru ni nun la Reĝon de glor' | William John Downes (Translator, vv. 1-2, 3b-6) | Esperanto | 4 |
Amo Dia, tutsupera, ĝoj' ĉiela inter ni | William John Downes (Translator) | Esperanto | 7 |
Aŭdu! kantas anĝelĥor': "Nun naskiĝis la Sinjor' | William John Downes (Translator) | Esperanto | 2 |
Come, ye believers, sing to our Father! | William John Downes (Author) | English | 2 |
El alt' ĉiela venas mi | William John Downes (Translator) | Esperanto | 3 |
Eternulo, granda Dio | William John Downes (Author) | 1 | |
Glorkantas anĝeloj en alta ĉiel' | William John Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 3 |
Ĝojan certecon donas Jesu' | William John Downes (Author) | 1 | |
Ho Dio, tra jarmiloj Vi fidele helpis nin | William John Downes (Translator) | Esperanto | 2 |
Ho Eternulo, Dio de mistero | William John Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 2 |
Ho granda Dio, kiam mi rigardas | W. J. Downes (Translator) | Esperanto | 3 |
Homoj de l' galilea land' | William John Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 2 |
Honor' kaj laŭd' al nia Di', ĉar patre kun potenco | William John Downes (Translator) | 8 | |
Ja paŝtas min la Eternul' | William John Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 2 |
Jubile kantas mia kor' | W. J. Downes (Author) | 2 | |
La tago venis de l' Sinjor' | W. J. Downes (Translator) | 2 | |
Venu, kredantoj, kantu al Dio! | W. J. Downes (Author) | Esperanto | 3 |
Vi, kreitaĵoj de l' Sinjor' | W. J. Downes (Translator) | 2 |