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Albert W. T. Orsborn

Albert W. T. Orsborn
Albert W. T. Orsborn
Short Name: Albert W. T. Orsborn
Full Name: Orsborn, Albert W. T. (Albert William Thomas), 1886-1967
Birth Year: 1886
Death Year: 1967

Albert Orsborn, "the poet general", was the sixth leader (general) of The Salvation Army. He led the international organization in the aftermath of World War II (1946-1954), and approved its becoming a founding member of the World Council of Churches (1948). He is noted for his poetry and hymns, of which "My life must be Christ's broken bread" is arguably the best known.

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Texts by Albert W. T. Orsborn (42)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Army flag! Thy threefold gloryAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
Believe Him, believe Him, the Holy One is waitingAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English3
但願耶穌的美麗從我顯現 (Dàn yuàn yēsū dì měilì cóng wǒ xiǎnxiàn)Albert W. T. Orsborn (Author)Chinese2
Drawn to the cross which Thou hast blest (Orsborn)Albert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Earnestly seeking to save and to healAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Have we not known it, have we not heard itAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
I have no claim on graceAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
I know Thee who Thou artAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English3
In the secret of Thy presence, Where the pure in heart may dwellAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English4
In the shadow of the cross, Side by side with bitter lossAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
In their appointed daysAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Jamás, jamás mis pecados contaráAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Alterer)Spanish2
La hermosura de Cristo deseo tenerAlbert Orsborn (Author)Spanish2
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity (Orsborn)Albert Osborn (Author)English30
Life is a journey; long is the roadAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Many thoughts stir my heart as I ponder aloneAlbert William Thomas Orsborn (Author)English3
More en mí la belleza del SalvadorAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)Spanish2
My life must be Christ's broken breadAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
Not unto us, O Lord, but unto Thy great nameAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
O God, if still the holy placeAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
O Lord, how often should we beAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
O Lord, regard Thy peopleAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
O LOVE upon a cross impaledAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
On every hill our Savior diesAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Once, on a day, was Christ led forth to dieAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Others he saved, himself he cannot saveAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Savior, if my feet have falteredAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
Say, but the word, Thy servant shall be healedAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
Silent and still I standAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Since the Lord redeemed us from the power of sinAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Son of God! Thy cross beholdingAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Spirit of eternal love, Guide me, or I blindly roveAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
The Savior of men came to seek and to saveAlbert Orsborn (Author)English4
Though Thy waves and billows are gone over meAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
Unto Thee will I cryAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English3
We worship Thee, O CrucifiedAlbert Orsborn (Author)English4
What a work the Lord has doneAlbert Orsborn (Author)English3
When shall I come unto the healing waters?Albert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English3
When wondrous words my Lord would sayAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Where lowly spirits meetAlbert W. T. Orsborn (Author)English2
Who the child of God shall severAlbert Orsborn (1886-1967) (Author)English2
Yet once again, by God's abundant mercyAlbert Orsborn (Author)English4

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