Cecil Frances Alexander was an Anglo-Irish hymnwriter and poet. Amongst other works, she wrote "All Things Bright and Beautiful", "There is a green hill far away" and the Christmas carol "Once in Royal David's City".
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Milltown House, Strabane (later Strabane Grammar School)
The former Bishop's Palace in Derry
Blue plaque on the former Bishop's Palace in Derry
Her grave is located in the lower section of the City Cemetery in Derry and is marked by a plain white cross.
Stained glass window in memory of Cecil Frances Alexander, in St Columb's Cathedral, Derry, Northern Ireland.Writers born in the 1810s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1818 to 1895 · aged 77
Written about in
10 languages
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