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From: Cyberhymnal

Alexander, Cecil Frances, nee Humphreys. second daughter of the late Major John Humphreys, Miltown House, co. Tyrone, Ireland, b. 1823, and m. in 1850 to the Rt. Rev. W. Alexander, d.d., Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Mrs. Alexander's hymns and poems number nearly 400. They are mostly for children, and were published in her Verses for Holy Seasons, with Preface by Dr. Hook, 1846; Poems on Subjects in the Old Testament, pt. i. 1854, pt. ii. 1857; Narrative Hymns for Village Schools, 1853; Hymns for Little Children, 1848; Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858; The Legend of the Golden Prayers 1859; Moral Songs, N.B.; The Lord of the Forest and his Vassals, an Allegory, &c.; or contributed to the Lyra Anglicana, the S.P.C.K. Ps. and Hymns, Hymns A. & M., and other collections. Some of the narrative hymns are rather heavy, and not a few of the descriptive are dull, but a large number remain which have won their way to the hearts of the young, and found a home there. Such hymns as " In Nazareth in olden time," "All things bright and beautiful," " Once in Royal David's city," " There is a green hill far away," " Jesus calls us o'er the tumult," "The roseate hues of early dawn," and others that might be named, are deservedly popular and are in most extensive use. Mrs. Alexander has also written hymns of a more elaborate character; but it is as a writer for children that she has excelled.

- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Hymn Texts by Cecil F. Alexander (21 - 40 of 95) — view all	As
Every morning the rosy sun rises (6)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
For all thy saints, a noble throng (2)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
For thy blest saints, a noble throng	Cecil Francis Alexander
For thy blest saints, a noble throng	Cecil Francis Alexander, 1818-1895
Forgive them, O my Father (21)	Cecil F. Alexander
Forsaken once, and thrice denied (6)	Cecil F. Alexander
He cometh, on your hallowed board	Cecil F. Alexander
He is coming, he is coming, not as once (34)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
He is risen, he is risen (3)	Cecil Frances Alexander
He is risen, he is risen, tell it (87)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Here, Savior, we would come	Cecil F. Alexander
His are the thousand sparkling rills (19)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
How good is the Almighty God	Cecil F. Alexander
I bind unto myself today (14)	Cecil Frances Alexander (Paraphraser)
Ich kenne einen stillen Ort	Cecil F. Alexander
In the rich man's garden ground (2)	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
It was early in the morning	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Jesu, holy, undefiled (2)	Cecil F. Alexander
Jesucristo desde el cielo Con benigna voz de	Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Jesus calls us from the worship	Cecil F. Alexander

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