Frederick William Faber, Sights and Thoughts in Foreign Churches and among Foreign Peoples (London: J.F.G. and J. Rivington, 1842), p. 545
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Faith is a letting down our nets into the untranparent deeps at the divine command, not knowing what we shall take.
— Frederick William Faber on Faith
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About Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.
About Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.
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