The developer of this site, Robert (Bob) Cottrill, went home to be with his Saviour on the 31st of August 2019, after a short illness. Bob’s work is being re-published at wordwisebiblestudies.com, so feel free to go there to read, share, and comment.Robert Cottrill 1941-2019
Words: Frances Ridley Havergal (b. Dec. 14, 1836; d. June 3, 1879) Music: Canonbury, adapted from music by Robert Alexander Schumann (b. June 8, 1810; d. June 29, 1856) Note: Miss Havergal was the daughter of an English pastor. Though her life was short, her output was great, deeply devotional writings drawn from a rich […]
Words: Oliver Cooke (b. _____, 1873; d. _____, 1945), stanza one; stanzas two to four are from Cora Brockhuizen (no data available)Music: Oliver Cooke Note: As you can see, almost nothing is known of the creators of this lovely little song. (If you have more information, please pass it along.) The full song, by Cooke […]
Words: Frederick William Faber (b. June 28, 1814; d. Sept. 26, 1863) Music: Azmon, by Carl Gotthelf Gläser (b. May 4, 1781; d. Aug. 16, 1829); arranged by Lowell Mason (b. Jan. 8, 1792; Aug. 11, 1872) Note: As the Wordwise link below explains, Faber was an Anglican who became a Catholic. He wrote eleven […]
