Father, who didst fashion me

Father, who didst fashion me

Translator: H. W. Baker
Published in 4 hymnals

Translator: H. W. Baker

Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were cont… Go to person page >

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First Line: Father, who didst fashion me
Translator: H. W. Baker
Source: Le Mans Breviary
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #29

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Hymns for the Church on Earth #303

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d111

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #209

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