Where is the Christian's fatherland

Where is the Christian's fatherland

Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster, one of the most distinguished English Churchmen of the nineteenth century, was the son of Rev. Edward Stanley, Bishop of Norwich, and was born at Alderly, in Cheshire, December 13, 1815. At the age of fourteen he became a pupil of Dr. Arnold, of Rugby, in whose famous school he displayed a strength of moral character which was a prophecy of the frank and courageous man that was to be. He took well-nigh all the honors at Oxford, where he graduated in 1837. Entering the ministry of the Church of England, he filled successively various positions of honor and responsibility until in 1855 he was appointed Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford. In 1864 he became Dean of Westminster. His… Go to person page >

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First Line: Where is the Christian's fatherland
Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Welcome #20

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The Carol #79

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #361

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