Angels bending from the sky

Angels bending from the sky

Author: Harriet Auber
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

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First Line: Angels bending from the sky
Author: Harriet Auber
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #352

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Hymns of the Church Universal #75

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #164

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d17

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