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Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne

Author: W. H. H. Jervois; William B. Trevelyan Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 15 hymnals Text Sources: The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 308. The hymn was first published, with a refrain, in Additional Hymns, by C. W. A. Brooke, 1903

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GHENT

Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Canon van Damme of Ghent Tune Sources: Melody of Adoro te devote, date uncertain Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 54334 32554 55455 Used With Text: Father, see thy children bending at thy throne
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GOTT EIN VATER

Appears in 40 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. Silcher (1789-1860) Incipit: 56543 21234 32356 Used With Text: Father, see thy children bending at thy throne

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Father, see thy children bending at thy throne

Author: William Jervois, 1852-1905; W. B. Trevelyan, 1853-1929 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #283 (1986) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Lyrics: 1 Father, see thy children bending at thy throne, Pleading here the Passion of thine only Son, Pleading here before thee all his dying love, As he pleads it ever in the courts above. 2 Not for our wants only we this offering plead, But for all thy children who thy mercy need: Bless thy faithful people, win thy wandering sheep, Keep the souls departed who in Jesus sleep. Topics: Sacraments and Other Rites Holy Communion Languages: English Tune Title: GHENT
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Father, See Thy Children

Author: William Jervois; William B. Trevelyan Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1646 Meter: 11.11.11.11 First Line: Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne Lyrics: 1. Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne, Pleading here the Passion of Thine only Son, Pleading here before Thee all His dying love, As He pleads it ever in the courts above. 2. Not for our wants only we this Offering plead, But for all Thy children, who Thy mercy need; Bless Thy faithful people, win Thy wandering sheep, Keep the souls departed who in Jesus sleep. Languages: English Tune Title: ADORO TE (Van Damme)
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Father, see thy children bending at thy throne

Author: W. H. H. Jervos; W. B. T. Hymnal: The Winchester Hymn Supplement #86 (1928) Languages: English Tune Title: GOTT EIN VATER

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Friedrich Silcher

1789 - 1860 Person Name: F. Silcher (1789-1860) Composer of "GOTT EIN VATER" in The Winchester Hymn Supplement

W. H. H. Jervois

1852 - 1905 Person Name: W. H. H. Jervos Author of "Father, see thy children bending at thy throne" in The Winchester Hymn Supplement Born: October 1852, Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (where his father was stationed) Died: August 5, 1905, St. Marylebone, London, England. Jervois, William Henry Hammond, M.A., was born in Oct. 1852 on the Isle of Alderney, where his father, W. F. D. Jervois, afterwards Lieut. General, was then stationed. He was educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Oxford (B.A. 1876, M.A. 1878), and was ordained D. 1878, P. 1879. He became Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene, Munster Square, London, in 1896, and died Aug. 5, 1905. He was, until his death, a member of the Committee who compiled The English Hymnal, 1906, and contributed to it:— 1. Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne. Holy Communion. This was jointly with the Rev. W. R Trevelyan, Vicar of St. Matthew's, Westminster, London. 2. See, Father, Thy beloved Son. Holy Communion. 3. Wherefore, O Father, we Thy humble servants. Holy Communion. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

William Bouverie Trevelyan

1853 - 1929 Person Name: W. B. T. Author of "Father, see thy children bending at thy throne" in The Winchester Hymn Supplement Trevelyan, William Bouverie, M.A., of Trinity College, Camb., B.A. 1876, M.A. 1879; D. 1877, P. 1878. From 1881-84 Vice-Principal of Ely College, and 1884 Vicar of St. Matthew's, Westminster. Contributed to C. W. A. Brooke's Additional Hymns, 1903, "Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne" (Holy Communion). This was repeated with the omission of the refrain in The English Hymnal, 1906. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)