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W. G. Tarrant › Texts

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 (16)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, let us join with faithful soulsWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English60
Draw nigh to God, he will draw nigh to youWilliam George Tarrant (Author)3
Gerllaw y ffynnon greigiog (Beside a rocky fountain)W. G. Tarrant (Author)English, Welsh2
Go work in my vineyard, my garden and fieldW. G. Tarrant (Author)English3
Grateful hearts and songs of praiseW. G. Tarrant (Author)English3
I saw the city of the LordWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English5
Lend a hand, lend a hand, for your home and fatherlandW. G. Tarrant (Author)English3
Long ago the lilies fadedWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English26
Marching with the heroesWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English65
My Master was a workerWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English53
Night and day the grasses growWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English3
Now praise we great and famous menWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English31
The fathers built this cityWilliam George Tarrant (1853- ) (Author)English43
The light along the agesWilliam G. Tarrant, 1953-1928 (Author)English17
Welcome, morning, bright and blueWilliam G. Tarrant, 1853-1928 (Author)English8
With happy voices singingWilliam G. Tarrant, 1853-1928 (Author)English86

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