Grant me to give to men what they desire

Author: Narayan Vaman Tilak

Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India Go to person page >

Translator: Jack Copley Winslow

John (Jack) Copley Winslow (b. Hanworth, Middlesex, England, 1882; d. Godalming, Surrey, England, 1974)Winslow was educated at Balliol College in Oxford and Wells Theological College, and was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1908. After serving at Wimbledon and lecturing at St. Augustine's College in Canterbury, he worked as a missionary in India (1914-1934). He returned to England and served as parish priest and chaplain at a number of churches, including Lee Abbey in Lynton (1948-1962). His publications include The Church in Action (1936), The Christian Approach to the Hindus (1958), and Modern Miracles (1968). His hymns were published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1950) as well as in various other hymnals. Psalter Hymnal H… Go to person page >

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First Line: Grant me to give to men what they desire
Original Language: Indian
Author: Narayan Vaman Tilak
Translator: Jack Copley Winslow (1920)
Language: English
Copyright: Tr. by permission of Christopher J. Tyrrell

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E. A. C. C. Hymnal #159

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