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The Savior is our very food

The Savior is our very food

Author: Hugh T. Henry
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Hugh T. Henry

Born: November 27, 1862, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: March 12, 1946, Jessup, Pennsylvania. Henry attended LaSalle College, the University of Pennsylvania, and St. Charles Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania. After ordination in 1889, he taught English and Latin at the seminary until 1894, music and literature until 1917, and directed the seminary choir. He went on to serve as Rector of the Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys (1902-19), and professor of homiletics at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (1919-37). He is also remembered as a lecturer at the Catholic Summer School, Cliff Haven, New York; president of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia; editor of Church Music (1905-14); and aut… Go to person page >

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First Line: The Savior is our very food
Author: Hugh T. Henry
Copyright: Public Domain
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American Catholic Hymnal #67

American Catholic Hymnal #67

Eucharistica #d49

Eucharistica #d49

The St. Cecilia Hymnal. 4th ed. #d110

The St. Cecilia Hymnal. 4th ed. #d110
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