Oft we, alas, forget the love

Oft we, alas, forget the love

Author: James G. Deck
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: James G. Deck

Deck, James George, eldest son of John Deck, of Bury St. Edmunds, was born in 1802 and educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body, at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 be went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His hymns were published in Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-1838; Psalms and Hymns, &c, London, Walther (containing those in the former collection), 1842; the Wellington Hymn Book, 1857; Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860. Of his hymns now in use outside his own denomination, the greater part appeared in the 1837-1838 book, and are found in his brother-in-law's (Dr. Walker's) Chelte… Go to person page >

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First Line: Oft we, alas, forget the love
Author: James G. Deck
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d189

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Songs of Pilgrimage #119

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d650

The Gospel Praise Book #d337

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The Harp #820

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a820

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