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Not only for some task sublime

Author: Thomas H. Gill

Gill, Thomas Hornblower, was born at Bristol Road, Birmingham, Feb. 10th, 1819. His parents belonged to English Presbyterian families which, like many others, had become Unitarian in their doctrine. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School under Dr. Jeune, afterwards Bishop of Peterborough. He left the school in 1838, and would have proceeded to the University of Oxford, but was prevented by his hereditary Unitarianism (long since given up), which forbade subscription to the Articles of the Church of England then necessary for entrance to the University. This constrained him to lead the life of an isolated student, in which he gave himself chiefly to historical and theological subjects. Hence his life has been singularly devoid of ou… Go to person page >

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First Line: Not only for some task sublime
Author: Thomas H. Gill
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ST. PETER (Reinagle)

Composed by Alexander R. Reinagle (b. Brighton, Sussex, England, 1799; d. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, 1877), ST. PETER was published as a setting for Psalm 118 in Reinagle's Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (c. 1836). The tune first appeared with Newton's text in Hymns Ancient and Mode…

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d433

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d433
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #102

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #102
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Hymnal Amore Dei #174

Hymnal Amore Dei #174
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Hymnal, Amore Dei #174

Hymnal, Amore Dei #174
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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a174

Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a174

Jubilate Deo #75

Jubilate Deo #75

The Christian hymnary #449

The Christian hymnary #449

The Gospel Hymnal #d405

The Gospel Hymnal #d405
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The Praise Hymnary #37

The Praise Hymnary #37

Universal Hymns #59

Universal Hymns #59
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