Thou, whose never failing arm

Thou, whose never failing arm

Author: Henry Francis Lyte
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Henry Francis Lyte

Lyte, Henry Francis, M.A., son of Captain Thomas Lyte, was born at Ednam, near Kelso, June 1, 1793, and educated at Portora (the Royal School of Enniskillen), and at Trinity College, Dublin, of which he was a Scholar, and where he graduated in 1814. During his University course he distinguished himself by gaining the English prize poem on three occasions. At one time he had intended studying Medicine; but this he abandoned for Theology, and took Holy Orders in 1815, his first curacy being in the neighbourhood of Wexford. In 1817, he removed to Marazion, in Cornwall. There, in 1818, he underwent a great spiritual change, which shaped and influenced the whole of his after life, the immediate cause being the illness and death of a brother cler… Go to person page >

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First Line: Thou, whose never failing arm
Author: Henry Francis Lyte
Copyright: Public Domain

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Songs in the Night; or Hymns for the Sick and Suffering. 2nd ed. #d177

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The Book of Worship #511

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d497

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d899

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