Lord, a better heart bestow

Lord, a better heart bestow

Author: William Hiley Bathurst
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: William Hiley Bathurst

Bathurst, William Hiley , M.A., son of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bragge (afterwards Bathurst) some time M.P. for Bristol, born at Clevedale, near Bristol, Aug. 28, 1796, and educated at Winchester, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1818. From 1820 to 1852 he held the Rectory of Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds. Resigning the Rectory in the latter year, through his inability to reconcile his doctrinal views with the Book of Common Prayer, he retired into private life, and died at Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, Nov. 25, 1877. His works include, The Georgics of Virgil: Translated by W. H. B., 1849; Metrical Musings; or, Thoughts on Sacred Subjects in Verse, 1849; and Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use, 1831 (2nd ed. 1842). This last… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lord, a better heart bestow
Author: William Hiley Bathurst
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a375

The Christian Lyre #d231

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The Harp #447

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a447

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The Jubilee Harp #375

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d487

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d260

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