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Let not your heart be faint

Author: Christian Ignatius LaTrobe

Born: February 12, 1758, Fulneck (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England. Died: May 6, 1836, Liverpool, England. La Trobe, Christian Ignatius, eldest son of Benjamin La Trobe, was born at the Moravian Settlement, Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, Feb. 12, 1758, and educated in England and at the Brethren's College, Niesky, Silesia. Taking orders in the Moravian Church, he became in 1784 Secretary to their Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, and in 1795 Secretary to the Unity of the Brethren in England. He died at Fairfield, near Liverpool, May 6, 1836. He is best known through his Selection of Sacred Music, in six volumes, which appeared in 1806-25. His hymnological contributions consist of a few translations from the German. [George Arthu… Go to person page >

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First Line: Let not your heart be faint
Author: Christian Ignatius LaTrobe
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Let not your heart be faint. J. A. La Trobe. [Peace.] From his Selection. 1841, No. 129.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Christ in Song #517

Christ in Song #517
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Church Harmonies #453

Church Harmonies #453

Hymns for Schools and Families #d86

Hymns for Schools and Families #d86
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Hymns for Schools and Families #53

Hymns for Schools and Families #53
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Hymns for the Church on Earth #266

Hymns for the Church on Earth #266
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1316

Offices of Worship and Hymns #1316

The Book of Praise #d410

The Book of Praise #d410
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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #686

The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #686
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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1316

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1316
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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #252c

The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #252c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d554

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d554
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