S. Trevor Francis

S. Trevor Francis
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Short Name: S. Trevor Francis
Full Name: Francis, S. Trevor (Samuel Trevor), 1834-1925
Birth Year: 1834
Death Year: 1925

Francis, Samuel Trevor, son of an artist, was born at Cheshunt, Herts, in 1835, and is a merchant in London. He has written numerous hymns, which have been printed in various religious newspapers and periodicals during the past 30 years. Of these hymns the following are in the Enlarged London Hymn Book, 1873:—
1. Blessed, blessed Jesus. Pressing Onward.
2. Gracious Saviour, grant Thy word. Lent.
3. Home, home of light and glory. Heaven Desired.
4. I am waiting for the dawning. Heaven Anticipated.
5. Jesus, we remember Thee. Passiontide.
6. O child of sorrow, weary, distressed. Salvation in Jesus only.
7. O Jesus, how great is Thy mercy. Salvation in Jesus.
8. Safe to land, no shadows darken. Death and Burial. Printed in Word and Work.
9. The pearly gates are open. Heaven. In W. Carter's Gospel Hymn Book, 1863.
10. We are pilgrims far from our fatherland. Heaven Desired.
Of these hymns Nos. 1, 2, 4-7 first appeared in the Enlarged London Hymn Book, 1873. Mr. Francis also published in 1891 Gems from the Revised Version with Poems.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Samuel Trevor Francis (19 November 1834 – 28 December 1925) was an English lay preacher and hymn writer, with the Plymouth Brethren. He is best known as the author of the hymn "Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus". He earned his living as a merchant.

Texts by S. Trevor Francis (23)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Alléluia! Torrents d'amourS. Trevor Francis (1834-1925) (Author)French2
Dein möcht' ich sein!S. Trevor Francis (Author)German1
El profundo amor de CristoS. Trevor Francis, 1834-1925 (Author)Spanish6
Forward, Christian, forward; spread abroad the cryS. Trevor Francis (Author)English3
Gracious God, we worship TheeS. Trevor Francis (Author)English5
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Sing His praise loud and clearS. Trevor Francis (Author)English3
حب ربي وشفيعيS. Trevor Francis (Author)Arabic1
I am waiting for the dawning [dawning], of the bright and blessed dayTrevor Francis (Author)English13
I would be Thine; my weary, sinful heartS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2
Jesus, my Savior, to Thee I would fleeS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2
Jesus, Savior, by Thy sideS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2
Let me sing, for the glory of heavenSamuel Trevor Francis (Author)English3
Lord, I am Thine, I rest my soul in TheeS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2
Lord, the night is darkeningS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2
O Jesus, Lord, with thee I would abideS. Trevor Francis (Author)2
O the deep, deep love of JesusS. Trevor Francis, 1834-1925 (Author)English49
Ry fitiavan'i Jesosy (The love of Jesus)S. Trevor Francis (Author)Malagasy2
Sa e thellë është dashuriaS. Trevor Francis (Author)Albanian2
Savior, we remember Thee (Trevor)Trevor (Author)3
深哉,深哉,耶穌的愛,無限廣闊,無限量!(Shēn zāi, shēn zāi, yēsū de ài, wúxiàn guǎngkuò, wúxiàn liàng!)Samuel T. Francis (Author)Chinese2
Speak kindly, for our days are all too fewS. Trevor Francis (Author)English4
The pearly gates aside are rolledS. Trevor Francis, 1834-1925 (Author)English3
Though gloomy grows the nightS. Trevor Francis (Author)English2

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