Pastor, thou art from us taken

Pastor, thou art from us taken

Author: L. H. Sigourney
Tune: MEMORIA (Perkins)
Published in 23 hymnals

Author: L. H. Sigourney

Sigourney, Lydia, née Huntley. This distinguished name stood at the head of the female poets of America a generation ago, and is still well remembered. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1791, she conducted a school in the same town from 1809 to 1814, when she removed to Hartford, where she was married to Charles Sigourney in 1819. Most of her subsequent life was spent at Hartford, and she died there, June 10, 1865. Her first publication was Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, 1815. This was followed by 58 additional works. A thorough exploration of these, or of such of them are poetical, would be necessary to trace her hymns with accuracy. They, however, are more numerous than important. Many have been used in the older collections; some are… Go to person page >

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First Line: Pastor, thou art from us taken
Author: L. H. Sigourney
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d206

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #422

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A Service Book #198a

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #546

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Church Melodies #678

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Glad Tidings #71b

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #598

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #598

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1099

Requiem #d27

Select Hymns #d357

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Select Hymns #[551]

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d684

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The Baptist Praise Book #1138

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The Brethren Hymnal #529

The Golden Harp #d255

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The Harp #966

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a966

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The Psalmist #1117

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The Psalmist #1117

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The Psalmody #1127

The River of Life #d100

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