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Faber (FREDERICK WILLIAM WILLIAM)

FREDERICK WILLIAM, WILLIAM, an English hymn-writer; born in Calverley, England, June 28, 1814. He was long in the Anglican priesthood, and wrote hymns of singular sweetness and spirituality; going over at last to Rome. Among his most familiar hymns are: "Hark, Hark, My Soul"; "O Paradise! O Paradise!"; "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy"; "Sweet Saviour Bless Us Ere We Go"; etc. He died in the Oratory, Brompton, Sept. 26, 1863.