Let not your heart be faint

Let not your heart be faint

Author: Christian Ignatius LaTrobe
Published in 11 hymnals

Author: Christian Ignatius LaTrobe

Born: February 12, 1758, Fulneck (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England. Died: May 6, 1836, Liverpool, England. La Trobe, Christian Ignatius, eldest son of Benjamin La Trobe, was born at the Moravian Settlement, Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, Feb. 12, 1758, and educated in England and at the Brethren's College, Niesky, Silesia. Taking orders in the Moravian Church, he became in 1784 Secretary to their Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, and in 1795 Secretary to the Unity of the Brethren in England. He died at Fairfield, near Liverpool, May 6, 1836. He is best known through his Selection of Sacred Music, in six volumes, which appeared in 1806-25. His hymnological contributions consist of a few translations from the German. [George Arthu… Go to person page >

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First Line: Let not your heart be faint
Author: Christian Ignatius LaTrobe
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Let not your heart be faint. J. A. La Trobe. [Peace.] From his Selection. 1841, No. 129.

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

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Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Christ in Song #517

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Church Harmonies #453

Hymns for Schools and Families #d86

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Hymns for Schools and Families #53

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Hymns for the Church on Earth #266

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1316

The Book of Praise #d410

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #686

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #252c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d554

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