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The little birds fill all the air with their glee

The little birds fill all the air with their glee

Author: Elizabeth R. Charles
Tune: THE LITTLE BIRDS
Published in 3 hymnals


Author: Elizabeth R. Charles

Charles, Elizabeth, née Rundle, is the author of numerous and very popular works intended to popularize the history of early Christian life in Great Britain; of Luther and his times; of Wesley and his work; the struggles of English civil wars; and kindred subjects as embodied in the Chronicles of the Schönherg-Cotta Family, the Diary of Kitty Trevelyan, &c, was born at Tavistock, Devonshire, Her father was John Rundle, M.P., and her husband, Andrew Paton Charles, Barrister-at-Law. Mrs. Charles has made some valuable contributions to hymnology, including original hymns and translations from the Latin and German. These were given in her:— (1) The Voice of Christian Life in Song; or, Hymns and Hymn-writers of Many Lands and Ages, 1858; (2… Go to person page >

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First Line: The little birds fill all the air with their glee
Author: Elizabeth R. Charles
Language: English
Refrain First Line: All thanks to our Father
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymns for the King's Children #d111

Hymns for the King's Children #d111

Religious Education Music Manual #d125

Religious Education Music Manual #d125
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The Sunday School Hymnary #14

The Sunday School Hymnary #14
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