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William M. Reynolds

Short Name: William M. Reynolds
Full Name: Reynolds, William M. (William Morton), 1812-1876
Birth Year: 1812
Death Year: 1876

Born: March 4, 1812, Fay­ette Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia.
Died: Sep­tem­ber 5, 1876, Oak Park, Il­li­nois.

Reynolds was ed­u­cat­ed at Jef­fer­son Coll­ege, Ca­non­sburg, Penn­syl­van­ia, and Luth­er­an Get­tys­burg Sem­in­ary. He was a pro­fes­sor at Penn­syl­van­ia Coll­ege (1833-50); pres­i­dent of Cap­i­tal Un­i­ver­si­ty, Co­lum­bus, Ohio (1850-53); and pres­i­dent of Il­li­nois State Un­i­ver­si­ty (1857-60). He be­came an or­dained Epis­co­pal min­is­ter in 1864, and found­ed the Evan­gel­i­cal Re­view. His last pas­tor­ate was at Christ Church, Har­lem (Oak Park), Il­li­nois, from 1872 un­til his death.

Lyrics--
Come, Thou Sav­ior of Our Race
Come, Thou Soul Trans­form­ing Spir­it
Eternity, Ter­rif­ic Word
Jesus, My Lord, Thy Near­ness Does Im­part
Lord Je­sus Christ, to Thee We Pray
O God, Look Down from Hea­ven, We Pray
O Ho­ly Ghost, Des­cend We Pray
O Lord, Up­hold Us by Thy Word
O Lord, We Would Praise Thee
Rejoice, Ye Ran­somed of the Lord

Translations--
"Savior of the Na­tions, Come"

---www.hymntime.com/tch


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by William M. Reynolds (11)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, Thou Savior of our race, Choicest Gift of heavenly graceWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)English18
Eternity, terrific wordWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)English5
Jesus, my Lord, thy nearness does impartWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)3
Lord Jesus Christ to Thee we prayWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)English2
O God, look down from heaven, we prayWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)2
O God, look down from heaven and seeWm. Reynolds (Translator)English1
O Holy Ghost descend we prayWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)English1
O Lord, uphold us by thy wordWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)1
O Lord, we would praise theeWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)1
Rejoice, ye ransomed of the LordWilliam M. Reynolds (Author)3
Savior of the nations, come, Virgin's Son make here your homeWilliam M. Reynolds (Translator)English41
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