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Yesterday with worship blest

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Yesterday with worship blest

Author: William Walsham How
Tune: ANCIENT LITANY
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: William Walsham How

William W. How (b. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, 1823; d. Leenane, County Mayo, Ireland, 1897) studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and Durham University and was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. He served various congregations and became Suffragan Bishop in east London in 1879 and Bishop of Wakefield in 1888. Called both the "poor man's bishop" and "the children's bishop," How was known for his work among the destitute in the London slums and among the factory workers in west Yorkshire. He wrote a number of theological works about controversies surrounding the Oxford Movement and attempted to reconcile biblical creation with the theory of evolution. He was joint editor of Psalms and Hymns (1854) and Church Hymns (1871). While rec… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Yesterday with worship blest
Author: William Walsham How
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1875188018851890189519001905191019151920050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

A Church of England Hymn Book #79

Church Hymns with Tunes #55

Page Scan

The Children's Hymn Book #54

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d294

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