Why Do We Say?

Why do we say, Thy kingdom come

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander
Tune: BATTY (123234)
Published in 4 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 >

Text Information

First Line: Why do we say, Thy kingdom come
Title: Why Do We Say?
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
Page Scan

Hymns for Little Children #34

Page Scan

Hymns for Little Children #34

The Alleluia #d260

Page Scan

The New Alleluia #191

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us