1810–1881

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 9, 1810.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 7, 1881, Pe­ter­gate, York, Eng­land.

Buried: In the Cor­bet vault at St. Pat­rick’s Ca­thed­ral, Dub­lin, Ire­land.

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Biography

Robert was the son of Fran­cis Cor­bet of Coun­ty Adare, Meath. He took the name of Sin­gle­ton, and gave his son Cor­bet as his giv­en name.

Educated at Tri­ni­ty Col­lege, Dublin (BA 1830, MA 1833), Ri­chard was for some time War­den of St. Co­lum­ba Col­lege, near Dub­lin, and sub­se­quent­ly First War­den of St. Pe­ter’s Col­lege, Radley (1847–51).

In 1851, he re­tired to Monks­town, near Dub­lin, mov­ing lat­er to York. In ad­di­tion to writ­ing orig­in­al hymns, he trans­lat­ed a num­ber from La­tin and Ger­man.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. As James the Great, with Glow­ing Zeal
  2. Beneath the Fig Tree’s Grate­ful Shade
  3. Cross Up­raised on Cal­va­ry’s Height, The
  4. Father Show Us, Grac­ious Lord, The
  5. From Out the Deep, O Lord, on Thee
  6. Good Lord! Who Hast the Weigh­ty Woes
  7. Hail! High­ly Fa­vored, Bless­ed Maid
  8. How Blest the Un­ion, Gra­cious Lord
    • How Blest the Uni­ty, Good Lord
  9. In Weak­ness Great, and Strong in Hid­den Might
  10. Jesu, Child of Mor­tal Throes
  11. Lo, Sea and Land Their Gifts Out­pour
  12. Lord, Ev­er Show Thy Bless­ed Face
  13. Lord, Give Us of That Fer­vent Love
  14. Lord Hath Quelled the Re­bel Pow­ers, The
  15. Lord, He Gave the Word, The
  16. Lord, See How Swell­ing Crowds Arise
  17. Morning Light Hath Shed Its Beams, The
  18. O All Ye Peo­ple, Clap Your Hands
  19. O Is It Naught to You Who Tread?
  20. O Lord, How Ex­cel­lent Thy Name
  21. Thy Dear Dis­ci­ple on the Sea
  22. When Fair­est Eve in Ed­en Rose
  23. Who Comes from Ed­om?
  24. Why Storm the Hea­then?
  25. Why, Wea­ry Mourn­er?
  26. With Glad­some Feet We Press
  27. With Me Is Luke, Alone of All
  28. Within a Cham­ber, Calm and Still

Translations

  1. To God on High Be Thanks and Praise

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