How high thou art, our songs can own

How high thou art, our songs can own

Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Tune: BROOKFIELD (Southgate)
Published in 10 hymnals

Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Browning, Elizabeth, née Barrett, daughter of Mr. Barrett, an English country gentleman, and wife of Robert Browning, the poet, was born in London 1809, and died at Florence in 1861. As a poetess she stands at the head of English female writers, and her secular works are well known. Sacred pieces from her works are in common use in America. They include: 1. God, named Love, whose fount Thou art. Love. 2. How high Thou art! Our songs can own. Divine Perfection. 3. Of all the thought of God, that are. Death. 4. What would we give to our beloved? Pt. ii. of No. 3. 5. When Jesus' friend had ceased to be. Friendship. Based on the death of Lazarus. These hymns are in Beecher's Plymouth Collection 1855; Hedge and Huntington's… Go to person page >

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First Line: How high thou art, our songs can own
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #144

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #144

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #325

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The Congregational Mission Hymnal #65

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Sursum Corda #474a

The Plymouth Hymnal #d193

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Sursum Corda #474b

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Plymouth Collection #a495

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #495

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #495

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