1849 - 1917 Person Name: The Rev. John Hunter Author of "Love of love! as deep and free" in The Packer Hymnal Born: July 12, 1848, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Died: September 15, 1917, Hampstead, London, England.
Hunter was educated at Mansfield College, Oxford, and became a Congregational minister. He served at York (1871), Hull (1882), and Trinity Church, Glasgow (1887). He moved to King’s Weigh House Chapel, London, in 1901, returning to Trinity, Glasgow, three years later. A breakdown in health compelled him to resign in 1913. His works include:
Devotional Services for Public Worship, 1886
Hymns of Faith and Life, 1889
Hymns for Faith and Life, 1899
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John Hunter