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<h2>Frederic William Farrar</h2>
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<h2>1831-1903</h2>
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<td><em>Born:</em> August 7, 1831, Bombay, India.
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<p><em>Died:</em> March 22, 1903, Canterbury, England.</td>
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<p>Farrar’s father, a missionary to India, later became the rector at Sideup, Kent, England. Farrar attended King William’s College on the Isle of Man, and King’s College, London. In 1852, he won a scholarship to the University of London, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He then went to Trinity College at Cambridge where he took a number of honors, including the Chancellor’s Prize in English verse. In 1854,
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he graduated with first class classical honors and took Holy Orders. For a while he served as assistant master at Harrow School. In 1869, he was appointed a Chaplain to Queen Victoria, From 1871-1876, he was headmaster of Marlborough College. He then went on to become a Canon of Westminster Abbey, rector of St. Margaret’s, Westminster, Archdeacon of Westminster, and Dean of Canterbury.</p>
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<p>Farrar achieved a high reputation as a writer and preacher. He wrote some volumes of popular fiction, and several important works in philology and theology. His works include:</p>
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<li><em>Eric: or, Little by Little</em> (New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1859)</li>
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<li><em>Julian Home, a Tale of College Life</em> (New York: M. Doolady, 1866)</li>
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<li><em>The Life of Christ</em> (New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1884)</li>
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<li><em>Life and Work of St. Paul</em></li>
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<p><em>Hymns:</em></p>
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<li>Father, Before Thy Throne of Light</li>
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<li>God and Father, Great and Holy</li>
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<li><a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_i_n_intfield.html" >In the Fields with Their Flocks Abiding</a></li>
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