No more sadness now, nor fasting

No more sadness now, nor fasting

Author: John Mason Neale
Tune: FALFIELD
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: John Mason Neale

John M. Neale's life is a study in contrasts: born into an evangelical home, he had sympathies toward Rome; in perpetual ill health, he was incredibly productive; of scholarly tem­perament, he devoted much time to improving social conditions in his area; often ignored or despised by his contemporaries, he is lauded today for his contributions to the church and hymnody. Neale's gifts came to expression early–he won the Seatonian prize for religious poetry eleven times while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1842, but ill health and his strong support of the Oxford Movement kept him from ordinary parish ministry. So Neale spent the years between 1846 and 1866 as a warden of Sackvi… Go to person page >

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First Line: No more sadness now, nor fasting
Author: John Mason Neale
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love #13

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #32

The Children's Hymnal (with tunes) #d145

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The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #230

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d422

The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d147

The St. Alban Hymnal #d261

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