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Christopher Webber › Texts

Short Name: Christopher Webber
Full Name: Webber, Christopher, 1932-
Birth Year: 1932

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE WEBBER was born 5 January 1932 in Cuba, New York, son of the Rev. Roy Lawrence Webber and Hortense Marie Basquin. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1949, Princeton University in 1953, and General Theological Seminary (NYC) in 1956. He is the author of A New Metrical Psalter (1986), Hymns from the Bible (2000), and Songs of Justice, Peace, and Love: The Sharon Hymnal (2022).

Chris Fenner


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Texts by Christopher Webber (33)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
All peoples, clap your hands, And shout with joy and singChristopher Webber (Author)English1
As deer long for the streams, O LordChristopher Webber (Author)English1
Do you not know that all who were baptizedChristopher Webber (Author)English1
Each good and perfect giftChristopper L. Webber (Adapter)English1
Fret not for those who do wrong thingsChristopher L. Webber (Author)English1
Give judgement, LORD, for I have livedChristopher Webber (Author)English1
God's law is perfect and gives lifeChristopher Webber (Author)English1
Have mercy in your goodness, LordChristopher Webber (Versifier)English2
How can we thank our GodChristopher L. Webber (Author)English1
I plead my innocenceChristopher L. Webber (Author)English1
I will give thanks with my whole heartChristopher Webber (Author)English1
Jehová es mi luz y mi saludChristopher L. Webber (Author (English version))Spanish1
Let us draw near the throne of GodChristopher L. Webber (Versifier)English1
Lord, who may dwell within Your houseChristopher Webber (Author)English4
Lord, why have You forsaken meChristopher L. Webber (Author)English8
My light, my Savior is the LordChristopher Webber (Paraphraser)English1
O God, You are my God; I seek You eagerlyChristopher Webber (Author)1
O hear, all people in the worldChristopher Webber (Author)English1
O Lord, our God, in all the worldChristopher L. Webber (Author)English1
On a barren hilltop Christopher Webber (Author)English2
Show us, O Lord, your steadfast loveChristopher L. Webber (Author)1
The God and Father of our Lord and Savior Christ be praisedChristopher L. Webber (Adapter)1
The heavens above declare God's praiseChristopher L. Webber (Author)English1
The kingdom of our God is likeChristopher L. Webber (Adapter)English2
The Lord's my Shepherd, all my needChristopher Webber (Author)English1
Then let us glory in the crossChristopher Webber (Author (vvs. 2-5))English1
There will be signs in sun and moonChristopher L. Webber (Author)1
This we proclaim about the Word of lifeChristopher L. Webber (Adapter)English1
Those who are holy, loved of GodChristopher Webber (Author)English1
To you, O Lord, we lift our eyesChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
When God our Savior's love for usChristopher Webber (Author)English1
When Herod reigned in IsraelChristopher Webber (Adapter)English1
Your word, O God, a living swordChristopher L. Webber, 1932- (Author)English1
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