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Heber, Reginald's bio information
Monday, April 21, 1783 - Monday, April 3, 1826
Born: April 21, 1783, Malpas, Cheshire, England.
Died: April 3, 1826, Trichinopoly (Tiruchirappalli), Tamil Nadu, India, of a cerebral hemorrhage while bathing.
Buried: St. John’s Church, Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, India (north side of the altar).
Heber attended Brasenose College, Oxford, where he won a number of awards in English and Latin. He received a fellowship to All Souls College, and later became Rector at Hodnet, Shropshire, England. In 1823, he became, somewhat reluctantly, Bishop of Calcutta, India. Most of his hymns were not published until after his death; 57 of them appeared in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (London: J. Murray, 1827).
Died: April 3, 1826, Trichinopoly (Tiruchirappalli), Tamil Nadu, India, of a cerebral hemorrhage while bathing.
Buried: St. John’s Church, Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, India (north side of the altar).
Heber attended Brasenose College, Oxford, where he won a number of awards in English and Latin. He received a fellowship to All Souls College, and later became Rector at Hodnet, Shropshire, England. In 1823, he became, somewhat reluctantly, Bishop of Calcutta, India. Most of his hymns were not published until after his death; 57 of them appeared in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (London: J. Murray, 1827).
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 2 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 3 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 4 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 5 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 6 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- # 7 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)
- # 8 - Peace, Peace Is Mine (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 14, 2023)
- # 9 - Only A Little While 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 13, 2023)
- #10 - Bless Me Now (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 11, 2023)