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Hymnal Amore Dei #313
Display Title: O Father, bless us ere we go First Line: O Father, bless us ere we go Tune Title: HURSLEY Author: Rev. F. W. Faber (1815-1863) Date: 1897
Hymnal Amore Dei #313
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O Father, bless us ere we go
O Father, bless us ere we go
Author: Frederick F. FaberPublished in 6 hymnals
Author: Frederick F. Faber
Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Jubilate Deo #39
Display Title: O Father, bless us ere we go First Line: O Father, bless us ere we go Tune Title: MELITA Author: Frederick W. Faber Date: 1900
Jubilate Deo #39
The Children's Hymnal #73
Display Title: O Saviour, bless us ere we go First Line: O Saviour, bless us ere we go Tune Title: [O Saviour, bless us ere we go] Date: 1881
The Children's Hymnal #73
The Y.M.C.A. Hymnal #330a
Display Title: Life's Benediction First Line: O Saviour, bless us ere we go Tune Title: ST. MATTHIAS Author: F. W. Faber Date: 1910
The Y.M.C.A. Hymnal #330a
The Y.M.C.A. Hymnal #330b
Display Title: Life's Benediction First Line: O Saviour, bless us ere we go Tune Title: STELLA Author: F. W. Faber Date: 1910
The Y.M.C.A. Hymnal #330b
Twenty-Four English Hymns #14
Display Title: O Saviour, bless us ere we go First Line: O Saviour, bless us ere we go Tune Title: [O Saviour, bless us ere we go] Author: F. W. Faber Date: 1923
Twenty-Four English Hymns #14
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