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Blessed city, heavenly Salem, Peaceful vision dim described

Blessed city, heavenly Salem, Peaceful vision dim described

Author: Edward White Benson
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Edward White Benson

Benson, Edward White, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, son of Edward White Benson, of York, was born at Birmingham, 14th July, 1829, and educated at King Edward's School in that town, and Trinity Coll., Cambridge. At Birmingham his contemporaries under the head mastership of Dr. Prince Lee, subsequently first Bishop of Manchester, included Dr. Westcott, and Dr. Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham. At Cambridge he took the high position of Sen. Opt. and 1st cl. Classical Tripos, winning also the distinction of Senior Chancellor's Classical Medalist. He subsequently became a Fellow of his College. In 1852 he passed from Cambridge to Rugby as assistant master; in 1859 from Rugby to Wellington College, of which he was Head Master for fourteen years; in… Go to person page >

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First Line: Blessed city, heavenly Salem, Peaceful vision dim described
Author: Edward White Benson
Copyright: Public Domain
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Laudes Domini #929

Laudes Domini #929
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #626

Offices of Worship and Hymns #626
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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #626

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #626
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