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Father of Light and Love!

Author: Rev. Wm. Newton, D.D. Appears in 5 hymnals

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STAINFORTH

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. P. Stainforth Incipit: 33432 12234 32324 Used With Text: Father of light and love

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Father of Light and Love!

Hymnal: Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #142a (1886) Languages: English
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Father of Light and Love!

Hymnal: Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #142b (1886) Languages: English
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Father of Light and Love!

Author: Rev. Wm. Newton, D.D. Hymnal: Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #203 (1908) Languages: English

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W. P. Stainforth

Composer of "STAINFORTH" in The Christian Hymnal

William Newton

1818 - 1893 Person Name: Rev. Wm. Newton, D.D. Author of "Father of Light and Love!" in Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) Newton, William. Member of the 1884 Hymnal Committee of the Reformed Episcopal Church. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives Rev. William Newton, D. D., pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church of West Chester (Pennsylvania), was a poet of much ability, and the author of a number of books upon religious and scientific subjects. The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania by George Johnston (J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1890)
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