A Book of Song and Service #60
Display Title: Sadly Bend the Flowers First Line: Sadly bend the flowers Tune Title: [Sadly bend the flowers] Date: 1905 Subject: Trust |
A Book of Song and Service #60
Havergal, Frances Ridley, daughter of the Rev. W. H. Havergal, was born at Astley, Worcestershire, Dec. 14, 1836. Five years later her father removed to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Worcester. In August, 1850, she entered Mrs. Teed's school, whose influence over her was most beneficial. In the following year she says, "I committed my soul to the Saviour, and earth and heaven seemed brighter from that moment." A short sojourn in Germany followed, and on her return she was confirmed in Worcester Cathedral, July 17, 1853. In 1860 she left Worcester on her father resigning the Rectory of St. Nicholas, and resided at different periods in Leamington, and at Caswall Bay, Swansea, broken by visits to Switzerland, Scotland, and North Wales. She died… Go to person page >| First Line: | Sadly bend the flowers, In the heavy rain |
| Title: | Sadly Bend the Flowers |
| Author: | Frances R. Havergal (1869) |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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