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Short Name: William Russell
Full Name: Russell, William, 1798-1873
Birth Year: 1798
Death Year: 1873

Russell, William, was born in Glasgow in 1798, and educated at the University of Glasgow. Removing from Scotland to America, he was at Savannah in 1817, and subsequently at other places in the United States. He was an active promoter of education, teachers' associations, and kindred objects, and did much to further the cause of education in the States. He was originally a Baptist, but did not hold to close communion. He died at Lancaster, Massachusetts, Aug. 16, 1873. His hymn, "O'er the dark wave of Galilee" (Christ in Solitude), begins with st. iii. of a poem written by him at the request of Dr. Ware, editor of the Unitarian Christian Examiner, and printed therein in 1826. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Tunes by William Russell (11)AsInstancesIncipitsort descending
[O to be more like Jesus] (Russell)William Russell (Composer)211113 53653 65321
[Chant] (Russell 34251)William Russell (1777-1813) (Composer)334251 43221
[I was once in sin and far from God]William Russell (Composer)234555 11777 76655
[The spirit of Christ is love, true love]William Russell (Composer)351111 35653 22211
[Arise and shine, for the day is growing bright]William Russell (Composer)251113 45556 53211
[Chant] (Russell 51366)William Russell, Mus. B. (Composer)151366 71271
[Chant] (Russell 51765)William Russell (Composer)151765 43143 25134
[With all thy heart, with all thy mind]William Russell (Composer)255112 34321 17123
[Go work with your might]William Russell (Composer)555143 33372 11771
[I know not the hour of His coming] (Russell)William Russell (Composer)255345 67211 17651
[Say, is your lamp burning, my brother] (Russell)William Russell (Composer)255555 67211 11117
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