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John B. Tabb

Short Name: John B. Tabb
Full Name: Tabb, John B. (John Banister), 1845-1909
Birth Year: 1845
Death Year: 1909

John Banister Tabb, 1845-1910; priest, poet; b. Va.; Confederate solider and prisoner of war; ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1884; taught English at St. Charles College, Md.


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by John B. Tabb (16)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A ladder from the land of lightJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
All that springeth from the sodJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
Another lamb, O lamb of God, beholdJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
First the grain, and then the bladeJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
How I love you little maidJohn B. Tabb (Author)1
In the shadow of the roodJ. B. Tabb (Author)1
Like a meteor, large and brightJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
Lo all thy glory goneJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
Once when my heart was passion freeJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
Save through the flesh thou wouldst not come to meJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
Thou art to me as is the seaJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
Thou hast on earth a TrinityJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
Thy face is whitened with remembered woeJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
'Tis Christmas night, the pure snow a flock unnumbered liesJohn B. Tabb, 1845-1909 (Author)English1
When God had made a hostJohn B. Tabb (Author)English1
Who are thy playmates, boyJohn Banister Tabb (Author)English1
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