The angels stand around thy throne

The angels stand around thy throne

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander
Tune: ALSTONE
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander

As a small girl, Cecil Frances Humphries (b. Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1818; Londonderry, Ireland, 1895) wrote poetry in her school's journal. In 1850 she married Rev. William Alexander, who later became the Anglican primate (chief bishop) of Ireland. She showed her concern for disadvantaged people by traveling many miles each day to visit the sick and the poor, providing food, warm clothes, and medical supplies. She and her sister also founded a school for the deaf. Alexander was strongly influenced by the Oxford Movement and by John Keble's Christian Year. Her first book of poetry, Verses for Seasons, was a "Christian Year" for children. She wrote hymns based on the Apostles' Creed, baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Ten Commandment… Go to person page >

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First Line: The angels stand around thy throne
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A New Service and Tune Book for Sunday Schools. New ed. #d120

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d108

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Hymns for Little Children #35

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Hymns for Little Children #35

New Service and Tune Book for Sunday School #d118

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The Church Porch #137

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The Church Porch #148

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The Church Porch #148

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