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Herbert O'Driscoll

Short Name: Herbert O'Driscoll
Full Name: O'Driscoll, Herbert, 1928-
Birth Year: 1928

O'Driscoll, Herbert. (Cork, Ireland, October 17, 1928-- ). Anglican. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1951. Pastorates at Monkstown (Ireland), 1952-1954; Ottawa, Ontario, 1954-1957, 1962-1968; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1957-1960 (naval chaplaincy); Carp, Ont., 1960-1962; Vancouver, British Columbia, (dean), 1968-1982. In 1982 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become the warden of the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral, but returned to Canada after one year.

In both his hymns and his published sermons, he uses traditional techniques to set forth contemporary concerns, so that his work is unusually approachable.

--Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

Also:
O'Driscoll, T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert)
O'Driscoll, Thomas Herbert


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Herbert O'Driscoll (15)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Before the earth had yet begunHerbert O'Driscoll (1928-) (Author)4
Come and journey with a SaviorHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)English5
From the slave pens of the DeltaHerbert O'Driscoll, 1928- (Author)English7
God hath spoken by his prophetsT. Herbert O'Driscoll (Author (B))English1
God, when I stand, no path before me clearHerbert O'Driscoll, 1928- (Author)English5
God, who has caused to be writtenHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)5
God who spread the boundless prairieHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)English2
Let my people seek their freedomHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)English2
O God, beyond all face and formHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)3
Sing of a God in Majestic DivinityHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)English4
Sing of Eve and sing of AdamT. Herbert O'Driscoll, 1928- (Author)3
The love of Jesus calls usHerbert O'Driscoll (Author)2
Three tall trees stood on a windy hillT. Herbert O'Driscoll (Author)3
When Jesus came from Nazareth He walked beside the sea (O'Driscoll)Herbert O'Driscoll (Author)English2
Who are we who stand and singT. Herbert O'Driscoll (Author)3

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