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Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow
Author: Elizabeth Wilson; Helen Thoburn Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 14 hymnals Hymnal Title: Christian Youth Hymnal Topics: The Presence of God; Prayer; Opening of Service; Life Service; Adoration and Praise Used With Tune: ANCIENT OF DAYS
Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow
LOMBARD STREET
Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frederick George Russell, 1867-1929 Hymnal Title: At Worship Incipit: 13554 34543 11 Used With Text: Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow
LOMBARD STREET
ANCIENT OF DAYS
Appears in 155 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Albert Jeffery, 1851-1928 Hymnal Title: The Abingdon Song Book Incipit: 55556 51736 55667 Used With Text: Father of Lights
ANCIENT OF DAYS
ZU MEINEM HERRN
Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. G. Schicht Hymnal Title: The Book of Common Praise Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 56717 11223 1 Used With Text: Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow
ZU MEINEM HERRN
Father of Lights
Author: Elizabeth Wilson; Helen Thoburn Hymnal: A Hymnal for Friends #59 (1955) Hymnal Title: A Hymnal for Friends First Line: Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow Tune Title: ANCIENT OF DAYS
Father of Lights
Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow
Author: Elizabeth Wilson Hymnal: At Worship #209 (1951) Hymnal Title: At Worship Languages: English Tune Title: LOMBARD STREET
Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow
Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow
Author: Elizabeth Wilson; Helen Thoburn Hymnal: Christian Youth Hymnal #83 (1948) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Hymnal Title: Christian Youth Hymnal Topics: The Presence of God; Prayer; Opening of Service; Life Service; Adoration and Praise Languages: English Tune Title: ANCIENT OF DAYS
Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow
Frederick G. Russell
1867 - 1929 Person Name: Frederick George Russell, 1867-1929 Hymnal Title: At Worship Composer of "LOMBARD STREET" in At Worship
Frederick G. Russell
Elizabeth Wilson
b. 1867 Hymnal Title: Christian Youth Hymnal Author of "Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow" in Christian Youth Hymnal Wilson, Elizabeth, L.L.D. (Neenah, Wisconsin, August 17, 1867--?). Daughter of a Methodist Episcopal minister, herself an ordained minister of the same denomination, a member (one-time officer) of the American Association of Women Preachers, and of the British Society for the Ministry of Women. She was educated at Lawrence University (now College), Appleton, Wisconsin; Oxford, England; Jena, Germany, and the Bengal Government Weaving Institute, Serampore, Inda. After teaching at Lawrence for five years, 1885-1889, she began her real life work with the Y.W.C.A. and continued in it for thirty-nine years, a part of the time being spent as as Association Secretary in Japan. Retiring from active work she lived for a time at Appleton and then removed to California where, in 1953 at the time of this writing, she makes her home in Los Angeles at Pacific Homes, a residence for retired religious workers.
See the biographical sketch of Helen Thoburn for a full account of the writing of her hymn, "Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow" (Helen Thoburn and Elizabeth Wilson), the first half of stanza one of which is widely used as an Opening Response.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
Elizabeth Wilson
Helen Thoburn
1885 - 1932 Hymnal Title: Christian Youth Hymnal Author of "Father of Lights, in Whom There is No Shadow" in Christian Youth Hymnal Thoburn, Helen. (Union City, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1885--February 3, 1932, New York City). One of a long line of Methodists engaged in religious work. After her graduation from Leland Stanford University she was appointed a secretary of the Y.W.C.A. to do editorial work in China where she spent eight years. Upon relinquishing this work she returned to the United States and undertook special responsibility for the international educational program of the Association. She died suddenly in New York City where she made her home upon her return from China.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
Helen Thoburn
