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| Short Name: | Francis Albert Rollo Russell |
| Full Name: | Russell, Francis Albert Rollo, 1849-1914 |
| Birth Year: | 1849 |
| Death Year: | 1914 |
Russell, Francis Albert Rollo, third son of John, first Earl Russell, was born July 10, 1849, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford; B.A. 1873, M.A. 1878. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. His hymns appeared in his Break of Day, London, 1893, from which three passed into Horder's Hymns Supplem., 1894, viz.:—
1. Christian! rise, and act thy creed. Christian Service.
2. Come, Holy Spirit, kind to all. Whitsuntide.
3. O God, Whose voice the angels hear. The Eternal. These are 1893, pp. 127,128,125.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Texts by Francis Albert Rollo Russell (3) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian, rise, and act thy creed | Francis Albert Rollo Russell (Author) | English | 86 |
| Come, Holy Spirit, kind to all | Francis Albert Rollo Russell (Author) | English | 2 |
| O God, whose voice the angels hear | Francis Albert Rollo Russell (Author) | English | 3 |
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