W. G. Tarrant

Short Name: W. G. Tarrant
Full Name: Tarrant, W. G. (William George), 1853-1928
Birth Year: 1853
Death Year: 1928

Tarrant, William George, B.A., b. 1853. Since 1883 Minister of the Wandsworth Unitarian Christian Church. Editor of The Inquirer, 1888-97. One of the editors of the Essex Hall Hymnal. 1890, and of the Revised ed., 1902.
1. Come, let us Join with faithful souls. The Faithful.
2. Draw nigh to God; He will draw nigh to you. The Divine Helper.
3. Long ago the lilies faded. The Constant Presence.
4. The Light along the ages. Easter.
5. With happy voices ringing. Children's Praise.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)


Texts by W. G. Tarrant (16)AsAuthority Languagessort descendingInstances
Draw nigh to God, he will draw nigh to youWilliam George Tarrant (Author)3
Go work in my vineyard, my garden and fieldW. G. Tarrant (Author)3
Grateful hearts and songs of praiseW. G. Tarrant (Author)3
Lend a hand, lend a hand, for your home and fatherlandW. G. Tarrant (Author)3
Night and day the grasses growW. G. Tarrant (Author)3
Come, let us join with faithful soulsWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English58
I saw the city of the LordWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English5
Long ago the lilies fadedWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English26
Marching with the heroesWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English63
My Master was a workerWilliam G. Tarrant (Author)English53
Now praise we great and famous menWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English31
The fathers built this cityWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English43
The light along the agesWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English17
Welcome, morning, bright and blueWilliam G. Tarrant, 1853-1928 (Author)English8
With happy voices singingWilliam George Tarrant (Author)English86
Gerllaw y ffynnon greigiog (Beside a rocky fountain)W. G. Tarrant (Author)English, Welsh2

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