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William John Downes

Short Name: William John Downes
Full Name: Downes, William John, 1892-1987
Birth Year: 1892
Death Year: 1987

An English Congregationalist minister, Downes was a professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Western College in the University of Bristol (UK), a member of the board of KELI, and a member of the Esperanto Academy, as well as a member of the editorial committee that produced Adoru Kantante. 44 of his works appeared in AK, and 36 in Adoru. Particularly noteworthy for the quantity and quality of his original hymn texts in Esperanto.


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by William John Downes (19)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Adoru kantanteW. J. Downes (Author)Esperanto3
Adoru ni nun la Reĝon de glor'William John Downes (Translator, vv. 1-2, 3b-6)Esperanto4
Amo Dia, tutsupera, ĝoj' ĉiela inter niWilliam John Downes (Translator)Esperanto7
Aŭdu! kantas anĝelĥor': "Nun naskiĝis la Sinjor'William John Downes (Translator)Esperanto2
Come, ye believers, sing to our Father!William John Downes (Author)English2
El alt' ĉiela venas miWilliam John Downes (Translator)Esperanto3
Eternulo, granda DioWilliam John Downes (Author)1
Glorkantas anĝeloj en alta ĉiel'William John Downes (Author)Esperanto3
Ĝojan certecon donas Jesu'William John Downes (Author)1
Ho Dio, tra jarmiloj Vi fidele helpis ninWilliam John Downes (Translator)Esperanto2
Ho Eternulo, Dio de misteroWilliam John Downes (Author)Esperanto2
Ho granda Dio, kiam mi rigardasWilliam John Downes, ca. 1966 (Translator)Esperanto3
Homoj de l' galilea land'William J. Downes (Author)Esperanto2
Honor' kaj laŭd' al nia Di', ĉar patre kun potencoWilliam John Downes (Translator)8
Ja paŝtas min la Eternul'William John Downes (Author)Esperanto2
Jubile kantas mia kor'W. J. Downes (Author)2
La tago venis de l' Sinjor'W. J. Downes (Translator)2
Venu, kredantoj, kantu al Dio!W. J. Downes (Author (vv. 1-6, 8-9))Esperanto3
Vi, kreitaĵoj de l' Sinjor'W. J. Downes (Translator)2
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