1825–1878

Introduction

Born: No­vem­ber 1, 1825, Ken­sin­gton, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: May 3, 1878, Win­ches­ter, Hamp­shire, Eng­land.

Buried: West Hill Ce­me­te­ry, Win­che­ster, Hamp­shire, Eng­land.

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Biography

Whiting was edu­cat­ed at Clap­ham and King Al­fred’s Col­lege, Win­ches­ter.

Because of his mu­sic­al abi­li­ty, he be­came mas­ter of Win­ches­ter Col­lege Chor­is­ters’ School in 1842, and worked in that ca­pa­ci­ty for 36 years. He wrote vol­umes of po­et­ry, and con­trib­ut­ed hymns to oth­er col­lect­ions.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Amen, the Deed in Faith Is Done
  2. Eternal Fa­ther, Strong to Save
  3. Jesus Christ Our Sav­ior
  4. Jesus, Our Lord, Our Child­hood’s Pat­tern
  5. Lord God Al­migh­ty, Ev­er­last­ing Fa­ther
  6. Now the Bil­lows, Strong and Dark
  7. Now the Har­vest Toil Is Over
  8. O Fa­ther of Abound­ing Grace
  9. O Fa­ther, Who the Tra­vel­er’s Way
  10. O Lord the Hea­ven Thy Pow­er Dis­plays
  11. Onward Through Life Thy Child­ren Stray
  12. We Thank Thee Lord, for All
  13. When Je­sus Christ Was Cru­ci­fied

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