O for the Robe of Whiteness

O for the robe of whiteness, To walk with Christ in light!

Author: Charitie Lees Smith
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Charitie Lees Smith

Bancroft, Charitie Lees, née Smith, daughter of the Rev. Sidney Smith, D.D., Rector of Drumragh, County Tyrone, Ireland; was born at Bloomfield, Merrion, in the county of Dublin, June 21,1841; and married, in 1869, to Arthur E. Bancroft. Her hymns have appeared in periodicals, Lyra Britannica, Bishop Ryle's Spiritual Songs, and other collections, and also as leaflets.   The following have come into common usage:— 1.  O for the [a] robes [robe] of whiteness.   Heaven desired.    This favorite children's hymn was 1st pub. as a leaflet in 1860.    In 1867 it was included in Lyra Britannica, and thence has passed into several collections in Great Britain and America. 2.  The King of glory standeth.   Christ the Saviour.   … Go to person page >

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First Line: O for the robe of whiteness, To walk with Christ in light!
Title: O for the Robe of Whiteness
Author: Charitie Lees Smith
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns of Grace and Truth #395

Hymns of Grace and Truth. 2nd ed. #d238

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Messages of Love Hymn Book #42

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