1857–1927

Introduction

Born: Feb­ru­ary 25, 1857, Ab­er­deen Ci­ty, Scot­land.

Died: Ju­ly 30, 1927, Ab­er­deen Ci­ty, Scot­land.

Buried: Al­len­vale Ce­me­te­ry, Ab­er­deen Ci­ty, Scot­land.

Biography

Farquhar was edu­cat­ed at Ke­ble Col­lege, Ox­ford.

Ordained an Ang­li­can priest in 1881, he served as pre­cen­tor of St. Ni­ni­an’s Ca­thed­ral, Perth.

He lat­er be­came Dean of St. An­drews, Dun­keld and Dun­blane, hold­ing that post un­til his death.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Behold the Sun from East­ern Gloom Arise
  2. For Mes­sage of the Writ­ten Word
  3. How Ma­ny a Gre­cian Youth of Old
  4. Jairus Knew It Now!
  5. Lo, Ga­bri­el, Leav­ing the Bright Realms on High
  6. Look, Mas­ter! See Yon Cha­ri­ot All on Fire
  7. Lord, Through In­fi­ni­ty, Which Lay Out­spread
  8. Not as a Fall­en Stone
  9. O Wor­ship­er, Who at the Break of Morn
  10. September’s Woods Are Clothed in Dark­er Green
  11. Skirting the Az­ure of the Sum­mer Sky
  12. Spirit, Ex­iled Long from Earth
  13. What Migh­ty Name Did the Whole Earth Ad­ore?
  14. Wide the Com­pass of the World

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Far­quhar (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),