O blest the souls that see and hear

O blest the souls that see and hear

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer

Hosmer, Frederick Lucian, B.A., was born at Framingham, Mass., in 1840, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated B.A. in 1869. Entering the Unitarian Ministry in 1872 he has held charges in Quincy, Ill., 1872-77; Cleveland, Ohio, 1878-92; St. Louis, 1894-99; and since 1899, at Berkeley, Cal. His Way of Life, 1877, was a compilation of Prayers and Responsive Services for Sunday Schools. Of Unity Hymns and Carols, 1880, he was joint editor with W. C. Gannett and J. V. Blake. His hymns were published jointly by him and W. C. Gannett (q.v.), as The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems (Boston: Little, Brown & Co.), 1st Series, 1885; 2nd Series, 1894. Of his 56 hymns in this work the following have come into common use, for the most part during… Go to person page >

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First Line: O blest the souls that see and hear
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ANGELUS (Joseph)


FESTUS

FESTUS is an abridgement of a tune published in Johann A. Freylinghausen's (PHH 34) Geistreiches Gesangbuch (1704)* as a setting for "O du Hüter Israel." The shortened tune was first published in the Bristol Tune Book (1863). The tune title presumably honors Festus, the Roman procurator of Judea (A…

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THORPE (Reay)


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Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #404

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #399

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The Riverdale Hymn Book #348

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The Students' Hymnal #12

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d183

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