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W. G. Tarrant

Short Name: W. G. Tarrant
Full Name: Tarrant, W. G. (William George), 1853-1928
Birth Year: 1853
Death Year: 1928

Tarrant, William George, B.A., b. 1853. Since 1883 Minister of the Wandsworth Unitarian Christian Church. Editor of The Inquirer, 1888-97. One of the editors of the Essex Hall Hymnal. 1890, and of the Revised ed., 1902.
1. Come, let us Join with faithful souls. The Faithful.
2. Draw nigh to God; He will draw nigh to you. The Divine Helper.
3. Long ago the lilies faded. The Constant Presence.
4. The Light along the ages. Easter.
5. With happy voices ringing. Children's Praise.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Texts by W. G. Tarrant (19)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, let us join with faithful soulsWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English61
Draw nigh to God, He will draw nigh to youWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English2
Eia, companheiros, vamos já marcharW. G. Tarrant (Author)Portuguese1
Gerllaw y ffynnon greigiog (Beside a rocky fountain)W. G. T. (Author)English, Welsh1
Go work in my vineyard, my garden and fieldW. G. Tarrant (Author)English2
Grateful hearts and songs of praiseW. G. Tarrant (Author)English2
I saw the city of the LordWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English4
Lend a hand, lend a hand, for your home and fatherlandW. G. Tarrant (Author)English3
Long ago the lilies fadedWm. G. Tarrant (1853-) (Author)English26
Marching with the heroes, comrades of the strongWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English69
My Master was a workerWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English55
Night and day the grasses growW. G. Tarrant (Author)English2
Now praise we great and famous menWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English30
Now to Him who knoweth bestW. G. Tarrant (Author)English1
The fathers built this cityWilliam Tarrant (Author)English45
The light along the agesWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English16
Welcome, morning, bright and blueWilliam G. Tarrant, 1853-1928 (Author)English8
With happy voices singingW. G. Tarrant (Author)English93
我主是位好工人William George Tarrant b. 1853 (Author)Chinese1

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