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Maurice F. Bell

Short Name: Maurice F. Bell
Full Name: Bell, Maurice F., 1862-1947
Birth Year: 1862
Death Year: 1947

Bell, Maurice Frederick, M.A., son of G. W. Bell, barrister at law, was born in London, Sept. 3, 1862. He graduated from Hertford Coll., Oxford (B.A. 1884, M.A. 1887), was ordained D. 1885, P. 1886, and has been since 1904 Vicar of St. Mark, Regent's Park, London. He contributed to The English Hymnal, 1906, four translations (60, 68, 624, 634), and "O dearest Lord, by all adored" (Close of Festival), 1906. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)


Texts by Maurice F. Bell (12)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Asi en ayunas vio MoisésMaurice F. Bell (trad. Ingl.)English, Spanish1
Day had passed and gone, 'twas the dark midnightRev. M. F. B. (Author)English1
Lo, the fair beauty of earth, from the death of the winter arisingM. F. Bell (Translator)English1
In that poor stable, How charming Jesus liesMaurice F. Bell (Translator)English1
Lo, the fair beauty of earthM. F. B. (Translator)English10
Most holy Lord and God of heavenM. F. B. (Translator)English6
O dearest Lord, accept today the gifts we bringMaurice F. Bell (Author)English4
O holy [dearest] Lord by all adoredM. F. Bell (Author)English17
Rise from the grave now, O LordMaurice F. Bell, 1861-1947 (Translator (Ascension vs. 2))English3
The glory of these forty daysMaruice F. Bell (1862-1947) (Translator)English38
This is the house of God, a place of peace and refreshingM. F. B. (Translator)English3
With merry heart let all rejoice in oneMaurice F. Bell (Translator)English1

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