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How welcome thy returning beams

How welcome thy returning beams

Author: Joseph Hancox
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Joseph Hancox

Hancox, Joseph, 1780-1824. A Liverpool merchant, of fine poetical taste, four of whose hymns are in Martineau’s Hymns for the Christian Church and Home, Martineau’s Hymns of Praise and Prayer, also in the Norwich Collection, ed. 1826:— 1. Father in heaven, thy sacred name. The Lord's Prayer. 2. How welcome thy returning beams. The Lord's Day. 3. O for a faith in God's decrees. The shelter of faith. 4. Yon glorious orbs that gild the sky. New heavens and new earth. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: How welcome thy returning beams
Author: Joseph Hancox
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #5

A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #5
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #50

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #50
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #523

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #523
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #74

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #74
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a74

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a74

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d137

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d137
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