Display Title: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy First Line: There's a wideness in God's mercy Tune Title: IN BABILONE Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 Meter: 8 7 8 7 D Scripture: Mark 6:30-34; Romans 8:18-39; Romans 11:33-35 Date: 2012 Subject: Alienation | ; Comfort | ; Freedom | ; Grace | ; Healing | ; Jesus Christ | ; Joy | ; Justice | ; Love for Others | ; Love of God for Us | ; Mercy, Forgiveness | ; Penance | Sacraments; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness | ; Redemption | ; Salvation | ; Saving Blood of Christ | ; Sickness | ; Sin |
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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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