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| Short Name: | Honor Mary Thwaites |
| Full Name: | Thwaites, Honor Mary, 1914-1993 |
| Birth Year: | 1914 |
| Death Year: | 1993 |
Honor Mary Thwaites was born in Australia in 1914. She attended the University of Melbourne. She went to England in the 1930s and worked with a group from the Society of Friends assisting Jewish people and others to escape from Nazi Germany.
She married the Australian poet and intelligence officer Michael Thwaites in 1939 and they returned to Australia. There she wrote several hymns that appear in Australian hymnbooks.
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Texts by Honor Mary Thwaites (7) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| A mighty stronghold is our God, A sure defence and weapon | Honor Mary Thwaites (Translator) | English | 1 |
| God himself is present | Honor Mary Thwaites (Translator) | 2 | |
| Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus | Honor Mary Thwaites, 1914-1993 (Translator) | English | 6 |
| Lord God, to you our hearts we raise to give you thanks and worthy praise | Honor Mary Thwaites (Translator) | English | 1 |
| Lord of earth and all creation | Honor Mary Thwaites, 1914-93 (Author) | English | 2 |
| Sing praise to God who reigns above (Cox) | Honor Mary Thwaits, 1914-93 (Translator (vv. 2, 5)) | English | 1 |
| Sing praise to God who reigns above (Thwaites) | Honor Mary Thwaites (Translator) | English | 1 |
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