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What is this that stirs within

Author: William Henry Furness

Furness, William Henry, D.D., born in Boston, 1802, and graduated at Harvard in Arts and Theology, 1820. From 1825 he has been an Unitarian Pastor in Philadelphia. He is an accomplished scholar, and has been an active worker in reforms of various kinds. His publications are numerous and include a Manual of Domestic Worship, 1840, and a translation of Schiller's Song of the Bell. His hymns are somewhat numerous, and several of them have great merit. The best and most widely used are:— 1. Father in heaven, to Thee my heart. Resignation. Appeared in The Christian Disciple, 1822. It was repeated in this form in some of the older collections, and a few modern hymnals, including the Boston Unitarian Hymns [& Tune] Book, 1868.… Go to person page >

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First Line: What is this that stirs within
Author: William Henry Furness
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #318

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #318
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Good-Will Songs #121

Good-Will Songs #121

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d789

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d789
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #322

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #322
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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #219

Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #219
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Hymnal Amore Dei #241

Hymnal Amore Dei #241
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Hymnal, Amore Dei #241

Hymnal, Amore Dei #241
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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a241

Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a241
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Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #85

Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #85

Jubilate Deo #158

Jubilate Deo #158
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National Hymn and Tune Book #329

National Hymn and Tune Book #329
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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #164

Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #164
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The Golden Hymn Book #180

The Golden Hymn Book #180

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d318

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d318
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