O gracious Father, send us showers

O gracious Father, send us showers

Author: Thomas MacKellar
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Thomas MacKellar

Mackellar, Thomas, was born in New York, Aug. 12, 1812. At the age of 14 he entered the printing establishment of Harper Brothers. In 1833 he removed to Philadelphia and joined the type-foundry firm of Johnson & Smith, as proof reader. He subsequently became a foreman, and then a partner in that firm, which has been known from 1860 as Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan, type-founders of Philadelphia. His publications include The American Printer, 1866, a prose work, and the following in verse:— (1) Droppings from the Heart, 1844; (2) Tam's Fortnight Ramble, 1847; (3) Lines for the Gentle and Loving, 1853; (4) Rhymes Atween Times, 1872. The last contains some of his hymns. (5) Hymns and a few Metrical Psalms, Phila. 1883 (71 hymns, 3 psalms… Go to person page >

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First Line: O gracious Father, send us showers
Author: Thomas MacKellar
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and a Few Metrical Psalms (2nd ed.) #30

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Sunday-School Hymns #240

The Church Hymn Book #d695

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