Flower Service

O Thou whose bounty fills the earth

Author: John Ellerton
Tune: JARVIS
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: John Ellerton

John Ellerton (b. London, England, 1826; d. Torquay, Devonshire, England, 1893) Educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man and at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1851. He served six parishes, spending the longest time in Crewe Green (1860-1872), a church of steelworkers and farmers. Ellerton wrote and translated about eighty hymns, many of which are still sung today. He helped to compile Church Hymns and wrote its handbook, Notes and Illustrations to Church Hymns (1882). Some of his other hymn texts were published in The London Mission Hymn Book (1884). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: O Thou whose bounty fills the earth
Title: Flower Service
Author: John Ellerton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Modern Festival Music, Book 2 #d9

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The Carol #177

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The Children's Hymn Book #337

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