Prayer may be sweet in cottage homes

Prayer may be sweet in cottage homes

Author: L. H. Sigourney
Published in 20 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: Prayer may be sweet in cottage homes
Author: L. H. Sigourney
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #903

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #794

General Baptist Hymn Book #d391

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #833

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #833

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1199

Jubilant Voices #d148

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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #65b

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Pilgrim's Songs #12

Psalmista #d201

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #321

The Choral #d168

The Church Hymn Book #d786

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The Gospel Psalmist #920

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The Harp #897

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a897

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The New York Choralist #38

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The Psalmist #962

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The Psalmist #962

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The Psalmody #937

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