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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)English2
As deer long for the streams, O LordChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
Do you not know that all who were baptizedChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
Each good and perfect giftChristopher Webber (Adapter)English2
Fret not for those who do wrong thingsChristopher Webber (Author)English2
Give judgement, LORD, for I have livedChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
God's law is perfect and gives lifeChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
Have mercy in your goodness, LordChristopher L. Webber (Author)English3
How can we thank our GodChristopher Webber (Author)English2
I plead my innocenceChristopher Webber (Author)English2
I will give thanks with my whole heartChristopher Webber (Author)English2
Jehová es mi luz y mi saludChristopher L. Webber (Author (English version))Spanish1
Let us draw near the throne of GodChristopher L. Webber (Versifier)English2
Lord, who may dwell within Your houseChristopher L. Webber (Author)English5
Lord, why have You forsaken meChristopher L. Webber (Author)English9
My light, my Savior is the LordChristopher L. Webber (Paraphraser)English2
O God, You are my God; I seek You eagerlyChristopher Webber (Author)2
O hear, all people in the worldChristopher Webber (Author)English2
O Lord, our God, in all the worldChristopher L. Webber (Paraphraser)English2
On a barren hilltop Christopher L. Webber (Author)English3
Show us, O Lord, your steadfast loveChristopher L. Webber (Author)2
The God and Father of our Lord and Savior Christ be praisedChristopher Webber (Adapter)2
The heavens above declare God's praiseChristopher Webber (Author)English2
The kingdom of our God is likeChristopher L. Webber (Adapter)English3
The Lord's my Shepherd, all my needChristopher Webber (Author)English2
Then let us glory in the crossChristopher Webber (Author (vvs. 2-5))English2
There will be signs in sun and moonChristopher Webber (Author)2
This we proclaim about the Word of lifeChristopher L. Webber (Adapter)English2
Those who are holy, loved of GodChristopher L. Webber (Author)English2
To you, O Lord, we lift our eyesChristopher L. Webber (Author)English3
When God our Savior's love for usChristopher L. Webber (Paraphraser)English2
When Herod reigned in IsraelChristopher Webber (Adapter)English2
Your word, O God, a living swordChristopher L. Webber, 1932- (Author)English2
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