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William Birchley

Short Name: William Birchley
Full Name: Birchley, William, 1613-1669
Birth Year: 1613
Death Year: 1669

Pseudonym used by John Austin
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Austin, John. (Walpole, Norfolk, England, 1613--1669, London). Roman Catholic. He studied at Cambridge University, but withdrew when he became a Catholic. His writings under the pseudonym William Birchley sought to explain the beliefs of Roman Catholicism and to plead for religious freedom for them. He compiled a harmony of the Gospels and, in 1668, a devotional manual containing hymns, some of which he may have written himself. An adaptation of this manual for use in the Church of England was published in 1686.

--Anastasia Van Burkalow, DNAH Archives


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by William Birchley (42)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
And do we then believeWilliam Birchley (Author)English0
And now, my soul, canst thou forgetWilliam Birchley (Author)English0
Awake, my soul, awake and seeWilliam Birchley (Author)English0
Awake my soul, chase from thine eyesWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Behold we come, dear Lord, to TheeJohn Austin, d. 1669 (Author)English7
Blessed, O Lord, be thy wise graceJohn Austin (Author)English1
Blest be Thy love, dear LordJohn Austin (Author)English40
Come, Holy spirit, come and breathe freshJohn Austin (Author)English1
Come, Holy Spirit, come and breathe Thy spicy odors on the faceJohn Austin (Author)English1
Come, Holy Ghost, send down those beamsJohn Austin (Author)English6
Come let's adore the gracious handWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Come let's adore the king of loveJohn Austin (Author)English1
Come, mild and holy DoveJohn Austin (Author)English1
Come, my thoughts, that fondly flyWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Do I resolve any ease lifeWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Fain would my thoughts fly up to TheeJohn Austin (Author)English2
Hail, glorious spirits, heirs of lightJohn Austin (Author)English2
Hark, my soul, how every thingJohn Austin (Author)English15
Jesu, behold the wise from farJohn Austin (Author)English2
Jesus, who from thy Father's throneWilliam Birchley (Author)English0
Let others take their courseWilliam Birchley (Author)1
Lord Jesu, when, when shall it beJohn Austin (Author)English2
Lord, now the time returnsWilliam Birchley (Author)English0
Lord, we again lift up our eyesWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Lord, what a pleasant life were thisWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Lord, who shall dwell above with thee (Birchley)William Birchley (Author)English1
My God, had I my breath from theeJohn Austin (Author)English1
My God, to thee ourselves we oweJohn Austin (Author)English1
My soul, what's all this world to theeWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Night forbear; alas, our praiseJohn Austin (Author)English1
Now, my soul, the day is goneJohn Austin (Author)English1
Open thine eyes, my soul, and seeJohn Austin (Author)English1
Sweet Jesu, dwelling in my heartWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Sweet Jesu, why, why dost thou loveJohn Austin (Author)English1
Sweet Jesus is the nameJohn Austin (Author)English1
Tell me you bright stars that shineJohn Austin (Author)English1
Tune now yourselves, my heart strings highWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
Wake all my hopes, lift up your eyesJohn Austin (Author)English1
Wake my soul, rise from this bedJohn Austin (Author)English1
Wake, now, my soul, and humbly hearJohn Austin (Author)English2
Why do we seek felicityWilliam Birchley (Author)English1
With all the powers my poor heart hathJohn Austin (Alterer)English2

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