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American clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893)

Person · Open Library

Born
13 Dec 1835
Died
23 Jan 1893
Works
126

Top works

  • Christmas once is Christmas still ...
  • Groton school hymn
  • Conférences sur la prédication
  • O little town of Bethlehem
  • Sermons preached previous to 1879

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1962-02-07
countrycountry popno fencespop

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2,037
Total plays
4,991

Phillips Brooks (December 13, 1835 – January 23, 1893) was an American clergyman and author, who briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the early 1890s. In the Episcopal liturgical calendar he is remembered on January 23. He is known for being the lyricist of "O Little Town of Bethlehem". more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Brooks <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Phillips+Brooks">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • O morning stars, together&nbsp;&nbsp;Proclaim the holy birth!And praises sing to God the King,&nbsp;&nbsp;And peace to men on earth.
  • For greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small.
  • O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God.
  • Life comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are full of marble before the world blooms with statues.
  • The absence of sentimentalism in Christ's relations with men is what makes His tenderness so exquisitely touching.
  • Never be afraid to bring the transcendent mysteries of our faith, Christ's life and death and resurrection, to the help of the humblest and commonest of human wants.

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