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Unworthy to be called Thy son

Author: William Henry Furness

Furness, William Henry, D.D., born in Boston, 1802, and graduated at Harvard in Arts and Theology, 1820. From 1825 he has been an Unitarian Pastor in Philadelphia. He is an accomplished scholar, and has been an active worker in reforms of various kinds. His publications are numerous and include a Manual of Domestic Worship, 1840, and a translation of Schiller's Song of the Bell. His hymns are somewhat numerous, and several of them have great merit. The best and most widely used are:— 1. Father in heaven, to Thee my heart. Resignation. Appeared in The Christian Disciple, 1822. It was repeated in this form in some of the older collections, and a few modern hymnals, including the Boston Unitarian Hymns [& Tune] Book, 1868.… Go to person page >

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First Line: Unworthy to be called Thy son
Author: William Henry Furness (1823)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #570

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #570
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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #553

Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #553
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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #553

Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #553
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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a239

Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a239
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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #249

Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #249
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Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #239

Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #239

The Saints' Harp #d964

The Saints' Harp #d964

The Saints' Hymnal #d316

The Saints' Hymnal #d316
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