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| Short Name: | Dora Greenwell |
| Full Name: | Greenwell, Dora, 1821-1882 |
| Birth Year: | 1821 |
| Death Year: | 1882 |
Greenwell, Dorothy, commonly known as "Dora Greenwell," was born at Greenwell Ford, Durham, in 1821; resided at Ovingham Rectory, Northumberland (1848); Golborne Rectory, Lancashire; Durham (1854), and Clifton, near Bristol, where she died in 1882. Her works include Poems, 1848; The Patience of Hope, 1861; The Life of Lacordaire; A Present Heaven; Two Friends; Songs of Salvation, 1874, &c. Her Life, by W. Dorling, was published in 1885.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology
Texts by Dora Greenwell (7) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| And art Thou come with us to dwell | Dora Greenwell (Author) | English | 11 |
| I am not skilled to understand | Dora Greenwell (Author) | English | 80 |
| If ye would hear the angels sing | Dora Greenwell (Author) | English | 3 |
| It was for me that Jesus died | Dora Greenwell (Author) | 2 | |
| Jamás podré yo comprender | Dora Greenwell (Author) | Spanish | 2 |
| Strong words are these, O Lord, I seek but thee | Dora Greenwell (Author) | 2 | |
| What said he, Mary, unto thee | Dora Greenwell (Author) | 2 |
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