Full of glory, full of wonders

Full of glory, full of wonders

Author: Frederick W. Faber
Published in 12 hymnals

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Author: Frederick W. Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

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First Line: Full of glory, full of wonders
Author: Frederick W. Faber
Copyright: Public Domain

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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. #40

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Cantate Omnes ... with Supplement #d32

Hymnal of Christian Unity #81

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Hymns and Songs for Catholic Children #221

The Catholic Hymnal and Service Book. Organ ed. #d42

The Catholic Hymnal and Service Book. Pew ed. #d43

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d93

The Parochial Hymnal, a Select Collection #d26

The Pius X Hymnal #d37

The Pius X Hymnal for Unison, Two Equal, or Four Mixed Voices. Rev. ed. #d26

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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. #40

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Worship in Song #93

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