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Rosamond E. Herklots

Short Name: Rosamond E. Herklots
Full Name: Herklots, Rosamond, 1905-1987
Birth Year: 1905
Death Year: 1987

Rosamond E. Herklots was born of British parents in North India. Educated at Leeds University in England, she worked for many years as secretary to an eminent neurologist, and later in the head office of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in London. She began writing hymns late in life, and some achieved an immediate success.

--www.societyholytrinity.org/2007gr-hymnfestcommentary.htm

Herklots began writing poetry in her childhood and turned to hymn writing in her adult years. She wrote over seventy hymns, many specifically with children in mind.

--Presbyterian Hymnal Companion


Texts by Rosamond E. Herklots (3)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Forgive our sins as we forgiveRosamond E. Herklots, 1905-1987 (Author)English64
In Bethlehem a newborn boyRosamond E. Herklots, 1905-1987 (Author)English9
Lord God, by whose creative mightRosamond E. Herklots (Author)English2
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