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William Birchley

Short Name: William Birchley
Full Name: Birchley, William, 1613-1669
Birth Year: 1613
Death Year: 1669

Pseudonym used by John Austin
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Austin, John. (Walpole, Norfolk, England, 1613--1669, London). Roman Catholic. He studied at Cambridge University, but withdrew when he became a Catholic. His writings under the pseudonym William Birchley sought to explain the beliefs of Roman Catholicism and to plead for religious freedom for them. He compiled a harmony of the Gospels and, in 1668, a devotional manual containing hymns, some of which he may have written himself. An adaptation of this manual for use in the Church of England was published in 1686.

--Anastasia Van Burkalow, DNAH Archives


Texts by William Birchley (42)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
And do we then believeWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
And now, my soul, canst thou forgetWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Awake, my soul, awake and seeWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Awake my soul, chase from thine eyesJohn Austin (Author)English2
Behold we come, dear Lord, to TheeJohn Austin, d. 1669 (Author)English8
Blessed, O Lord, be thy wise graceJohn Austin (Author)English2
Blest be Thy love, dear LordJohn Austin (Author)English41
Come, Holy Ghost, send down those beamsJohn Austin (Author)English7
Come, Holy spirit, come and breathe freshJohn Austin (Author)English2
Come, Holy Spirit, come and breathe Thy spicy odors on the faceWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Come let's adore the gracious handJohn Austin (Author)English2
Come let's adore the king of loveWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Come, mild and holy DoveWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Come, my thoughts, that fondly flyWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Do I resolve any ease lifeJohn Austin (Author)English2
Fain would my thoughts fly up to TheeWilliam Birchley (Author)English3
Hail, glorious spirits, heirs of lightJohn Austin (Author)English3
Hark, my soul, how every thingJohn Austin, 1613-1669 (Author)English16
Jesu, behold the wise from farWilliam Birchley (Author)English3
Jesus, who from thy Father's throneWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Let others take their courseWilliam Birchley (Author)2
Lord Jesu, when, when shall it beJohn Austin (Author)English3
Lord, now the time returnsWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Lord, we again lift up our eyesWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Lord, what a pleasant life were thisWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Lord, who shall dwell above with thee (Birchley)John Austin (Author)English2
My God, had I my breath from theeJohn Austin (Author)English2
My God, to thee ourselves we oweWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
My soul, what's all this world to theeJohn Austin (Author)English2
Night forbear; alas, our praiseJohn Austin (Author)English2
Now, my soul, the day is goneJohn Austin (Author)English2
Open thine eyes, my soul, and seeWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Sweet Jesu, dwelling in my heartJohn Austin (Author)English2
Sweet Jesu, why, why dost thou loveJohn Austin (Author)English2
Sweet Jesus is the nameJohn Austin (Author)English2
Tell me you bright stars that shineWilliam Birchley (Author)English2
Tune now yourselves, my heart strings highJohn Austin (Author)English2
Wake all my hopes, lift up your eyesJohn Austin (Author)English2
Wake my soul, rise from this bedJohn Austin (Author)English2
Wake, now, my soul, and humbly hearWilliam Birchley (Author)English3
Why do we seek felicityJohn Austin (Author)English2
With all the powers my poor heart hathJohn Austin (Adapter)English2

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