Love, unto thine own who camest

Love, unto thine own who camest

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges
Tune: GENEVAN PSALM 61
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges

Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was consid­ered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes… Go to person page >

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First Line: Love, unto thine own who camest
Author: Robert Seymour Bridges
Language: English

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The Oxford Hymn Book #130

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The Oxford Hymn Book #130

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The People's Hymn Book #219

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The University Hymn Book #227

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Hymns #92

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