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[Not by Thy mighty Hand]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. G. Monk Hymnal Title: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Incipit: 34566 55671 17575 Used With Text: Not by Thy mighty Hand

Fair wav'd the golden corn

Appears in 61 hymnals Hymnal Title: Children's Hymns with Tunes Used With Tune: [Fair wav'd the golden corn]

Not by Thy mighty Hand

Author: Bishop Woodford Appears in 24 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Used With Tune: [Not by Thy mighty Hand]

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Fair wav'd the golden corn

Hymnal: Children's Hymns with Tunes #79 (1885) Hymnal Title: Children's Hymns with Tunes Languages: English Tune Title: [Fair wav'd the golden corn]

Not by Thy mighty Hand

Author: Bishop Woodford Hymnal: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #97 (1897) Hymnal Title: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Languages: English Tune Title: [Not by Thy mighty Hand]

1820 - 1885 Person Name: Bishop Woodford Hymnal Title: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Author of "Not by Thy mighty Hand" in The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Woodford, James Russell, D.D., was born April 30, 1820, and educated at Merchant Taylors School, and Pembroke College, Cambridge, of which he was a scholar; B.A. Senior Optime, and 2nd class in the Classical Tripos. He was ordained in 1843, and became second Master in Bishop's College, Bristol; and Curate of St. John the Baptist, Broad Street, in that city. He became Incumbent of St. Saviour's, Coalpit Heath, 1845; of St. Mark's, Easton, Bristol, 1848; and Vicar of Kempsford, Gloucestershire, 1855. In 1868 he was preferred by the Crown to the important vicarage of Leeds on Dr. Atlay's appointment as Bishop of Hereford. He was several times Select Preacher at Cambridge. He was also Hon. Chaplain to the Queen (1867). In 1873 he was consecrated, in Westminster Abbey, Bishop of Ely. He died at Ely on Oct. 24, 1885. Bishop Woodford published Sermons, 1853; Lectures for Holy Week, 1853; Lectures on the Creed, 1853; Sermons, 1864; and Sermons, Charges, &c, at later dates. His Hymns arranged for the Sundays and Holy Days of the Church of England appeared in 1852 and 1855. He also joined H. W. Beadon, and Greville Phillimore in editing The Parish Hymn Book, 1863, and (enlarged) 1875. To these collections his original hymns, and his translations from the Latin, were contributed. The originals include:— 1. Lamb of God, for sinners slain. Passiontide. 1852. 2. Not by Thy mighty hand. Epiphany. 1863. 3. O come, and with the early morn. Easter. 1852. 4. Within the Father's house. Epiphany. 1863. Bishop Woodford's translations are annotated under their respective Latin first lines. They are good and popular, the best known being "Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, Thee." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Edwin George Monk

1819 - 1900 Person Name: E. G. Monk Hymnal Title: The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book Composer of "[Not by Thy mighty Hand]" in The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book