O Thou whose infant feet were found

O Thou whose infant feet were found

Author: Reginald Heber
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 O Thou, whose infant feet were found
Within Thy Father's shrine,
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned,
Were all alike divine.

2 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath,
We seek Thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, age, and death,
To keep us still Thine own.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #66

Author: Reginald Heber

Reginald Heber was born in 1783 into a wealthy, educated family. He was a bright youth, translating a Latin classic into English verse by the time he was seven, entering Oxford at 17, and winning two awards for his poetry during his time there. After his graduation he became rector of his father's church in the village of Hodnet near Shrewsbury in the west of England where he remained for 16 years. He was appointed Bishop of Calcutta in 1823 and worked tirelessly for three years until the weather and travel took its toll on his health and he died of a stroke. Most of his 57 hymns, which include "Holy, Holy, Holy," are still in use today. -- Greg Scheer, 1995… Go to person page >

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First Line: O Thou whose infant feet were found
Author: Reginald Heber
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #66

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d446

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