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Cecil F. Alexander
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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A gentle and a holy child (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
All creatures bright and beautifulCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
All things bright and beautiful (125)Cecil F. Alexander TextScoreInfo
All things so bright and beautiful (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
At Nazareth in olden time (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Auferstanden, auferstanden, Sagt es allenCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Beyond the holy city wall (4)Cecil F. Alexander
Beyond the wicked city wall (4)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Blessed are the pure in heart, they have loved the better partCecil F. Alexander
Christ be with me, Christ within me (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Christ is kind and gentle (4)Cecil F. Alexander
Christ is risen, Christ is risen, Tell it with a joyful voice (7)Cecil F. Alexander
Christian children must be holy (25)Cecil F. Alexander
Come, Holy Spirit, come, letCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Day by day the little daisy (3)Cecil F. Alexander
Do no sinful action; Speak no angry word (64)Cecil F. Alexander
Each little flower that opens (62)Cecil F. Alexander
Every morn the golden sunCecil F. Alexander
Every morning the glowing sun risesCecil F. Alexander
Every morning the red sun rises (39)Cecil F. Alexander
Every morning the rosy sun rises (6)Cecil F. Alexander
For all thy saints, a noble throng (2)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
For thy blest saints, a noble throngCecil Francis Alexander, 1818-1895 Text
For thy blest saints, a noble throngCecil Francis Alexander
Forgive them, O my Father (21)Cecil F. Alexander
Forsaken once, and thrice denied (6)Cecil F. Alexander Text
He cometh, on your hallowed boardCecil 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, 1818-1895 Text
He is risen, he is risen, tell it (87)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Here, Savior, we would comeCecil F. Alexander
His are the thousand sparkling rills (19)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander Text
How good is the Almighty GodCecil F. Alexander
I bind unto myself today The strong name of the Trinity (14)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander Text
Ich kenne einen stillen OrtCecil F. Alexander
In the rich man's garden ground (2)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
It was early in the morningCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Jesu, holy, undefiled (2)Cecil F. Alexander
Jesucristo desde el cielo Con benigna voz deCecil F. Alexander
Jesus calls us from the worshipCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Jesus calls us, Jesus calls us (2)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult (667)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander TextScoreInfo
Jesus came to earth from heaven, Who is GodCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Maranatha, He is coming (2)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
O come, dear child, along with me (12)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
O! ever on our earthly path (5)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
O for the pearly gates of heaven (6)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
O happy home where thou art loved the dearest (4)Cecil F. Alexander
O Jesus, bruised and wounded more (19)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
O Lord, the Holy Innocents (8)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander Text
O Son of God, in glory crowned (6)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Once in Bethlehem of Judah (17)Cecil F. Alexander
Once in royal David's city (15)Cecil Frances Alexander TextScoreInfo
Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed (220)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Pain and toil are over now (6)Cecil F. Alexander
Saw ye never in the meadowsCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Saw you never, in the twilight (6)Cecil F. Alexander Text
Saw you never in the twilight When the sun (67)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
So be it, Lord, the prayers are prayed (2)Cecil F. Alexander
Souls in heathen darkness lying (43)Cecil F. Alexander
Spirit of God, that moved of old (16)Cecil F. Alexander
Still bright and blue doth Jordan flow (4)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The angels stand round thy throne (5)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The blind man, in his darkness (5)Cecil F. Alexander
The board is spread with meats divineCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The eternal gates lift up their heads (27)Cecil F. Alexander
The faithful men of every land (4)Cecil F. Alexander
The golden gates are lifted up (62)Cecil F. Alexander Text
The golden gates lift up their heads (2)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The heavenly Father loves the birdsCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The roseate hues of early dawn (92)Cecil F. Alexander
The saints of God are holy menCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
The sick man in his chamberCecil F. Alexander
The Son of God, so high, so great (12)Cecil F. Alexander
The wise men to thy cradle throne (6)Cecil F. Alexander
There is a green hill far away (9)Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander Text
There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall (463)Cecil F. Alexander
There is a line, by us unseenCecil F. Alexander
There was a little lowly upper roomCecil F. Alexander
Thou Power and Peace, in whom we find (12)Cecil F. Alexander
Thy temple is not made with hands (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Up in heaven, up in heaven, in the brightCecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
Up in heaven, up in heaven, in the bright place far away (15)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
We are but little children weak (47)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
We are little Christian children (26)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
We need thee, Savior, when dear eyes are closing (2)Cecil F. Alexander
We were washed in holy water (3)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
When Christ came down on earth of old (4)Cecil F. Alexander
When Christ from heaven came down of old (2)Cecil F. Alexander
When Jesus came to earth of old (6)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
When of old the Jewish mothers (19)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
When wounded sore the stricken soul [heart] (65)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander Text
Why do we say, Thy kingdom come (3)Cecil F. Alexander
Within the churchyard, side by sideCecil F. Alexander
Within the temple's hallowed walls (11)Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander
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