Cdv Photo Frances Ridley Havergal~Christian Poet/Hymnwriter~Worcester Cathedral

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The Late Frances Ridley Havergal Original circa 1880 Carte de Visite photograph by Elliot & Fry, 55 & 56 Baker Street, London. Card measures 63 x 103mm, roughly 6 x 10cm. Card in excellent condition. --- Frances Ridley Havergal (1836 – 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Take My Life and Let It Be and Thy Life for Me (also known as I Gave My Life for Thee) are two of her best known hymns. She also wrote hymn melodies, religious tracts, and works for children. Frances Ridley Havergal was born into an Anglican family, at Astley in Worcestershire, 14 December 1836. Her father, William Henry Havergal (1793–1870), was a clergyman, writer, composer, and hymnwriter. Her brother, Henry East Havergal, was a priest in the Church of England and an organist. She was baptized in Astley Church by Rev. John Cawood on 25 January 1837. When she was five, her father moved to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Worcester. In August, 1850, she entered Mrs. Teed's school, who had a strong influence on her. In the following year she says, "I committed my soul to the Saviour, and earth and heaven seemed brighter from that moment." A short sojourn in Germany followed. In 1852/3, she studied in the Louisenschule, Düsseldorf, and at Oberkassel. Havergal's scholastic acquirements were extensive, embracing several modern languages, together with Greek and Hebrew. On her return to England, she was confirmed in Worcester Cathedral, 17 July 1853. In 1860, she left Worcester upon her father resigni

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