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Mary Butler

Short Name: Mary Butler
Full Name: Butler, Mary L., 1841-1916
Birth Year: 1841
Death Year: 1916

Butler, Mary. The following hymns in Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book 1881:—"Looking upward every day " (Onwards), and "O help me, Lord, this day to be" (Morning), are signed with this name. Beyond this we have no information.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Butler, Mary, p. 1555, ii., is a granddaughter of Bp. Samuel Butler, of Lichfield, 1836-39; and daughter of Thomas Butler, M.A., sometime Rector of Langar, Notts, and Prebendary of Clifton in Lincoln Cath. “Whiteness of the winter's snow" (All from God), in The Council School Hymn Book 1905, is also by Miss Butler.

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

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Mary Butler (12)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Beautiful world that God has madeM. L. B. (Author)English1
Hear the joy bells ringing, ringingMary L. Butler (Author)English6
In countries far, far, far awayMary L. Butler (Author)1
Looking upward day by dayMary Butler (Author)English2
Looking upward every dayMary Butler (Author)English70
O help me Lord this day to be Thine own dear child, and follow TheeM. Butler (Author)English2
O Lord, so great and powerfulMary L. Butler (Author)English1
The bells in the steeples ring out the glad soundMary L. Butler (Author)English1
The Easter flowers are sweet and fairMary L. Butler (Author)English2
The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know (Butler)M. L. Butler (Author)English1
'Tis children's Day, from heart to heartMary L. Butler (Author)English14
Whiteness of winter snowsMary Butler (Author)English1
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