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John Henry Lester

1845 - 1900 Person Name: John H. Lester, 19th Century Composer of "LLANTHONY ABBEY" in Worship and Service Hymnal Lester, John Henry, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge; B.A. in honours, 1868 ; M.A., 1871. Ordained in 1868, he held several appointments, including the Rectory of South Hackney, 1885-90, and Diocesan Missioner in the diocese of Lichfield, 1880-85. In 1884 he became a Prebendary of Lichfield, and in 1890 Rector of Lexden, Essex. His The Lichfield Church Mission Hymn Book, 1883, was revised as The Lichfield Mission Hymn Book (n.d.). To the former he contributed:— 1. Hark, my soul, the sound of voices. Heaven Desired. 2. Hush, my soul, what voice is pleading? The Voice of Jesus. 3. O happy land of Paradise. Heaven. 4. O come ye redeemed. Praise of Jesus. 5. O solemn hour, so strange and still. Repentance. 6. Until He come! Ah, yes. Awaiting the End. To these in the revised edition he added four original Metrical Litanies. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
John Henry Lester

Father Ignatius

1837 - 1908 Author of "Let Come Come Closer to Thee, Jesus"
Father Ignatius

J. G. Adderley

1861 - 1942 Composer of "FATHER HENRY" in Mirfield Mission Hymn Book
J. G. Adderley

Joseph Leycester Lyne

Person Name: J. L. Lyne Author of "Let Come Closer to Thee, Jesus" in Inspiring Hymns See Ignatius, Father, OSB, 1837-1908
Joseph Leycester Lyne

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