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Mathams, Walter John, was born in London, Oct. 30, 1853. Early in life he went to sea; but on returning through Palestine to England he began to study for the Ministry. In 1874 he entered the Regent's Park Baptist College as a Student, and subsequently had a pastoral charge at Preston, Lancashire. In 1879, his health failing, he went for a time to Australia and other places. Returning to England, he became, in 1883, minister at Falkirk, Scotland, and in 1888, at Birmingham. Whilst a student, he published a small volume of hymns and poems as At Jesus' Feet, (1876). He is also the author of several religious books of a popular character, as: Fireside Parables, 1879; Sunday Parables, 1883, &c. His principal hymns are:—
1. Bright falls the… Go to person page >| First Line: | Cristo, amigo das crianças |
| Title: | Cristo, Amigo das Crianças |
| English Title: | Jesus, Friend of Little Children |
| Translator (st. 2): | Maria Olinda Siqueira (1942) |
| Translator (st. 2): | Antônio Almeida |
| Author: | Walter John Mathams (1882) |
| Translator (st. 1): | Edith Ayers Allen (1943) |
| Meter: | 8.5.11 D |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Publication Date: | 1991 |
| Copyright: | This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1991. |
| Instances (1) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Hinário para o Culto Cristão #162 | Cristo, amigo das crianças | Cristo, Amigo das Crianças | Walter John Mathams; Maria Olinda Siqueira ; Edith Ayes Allen; Antônio Almeida | Alta Cook Faircloth | 8.5.11 D | FAIRCLOTH | D Major | English; Portuguese | 1991 |
