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Sarah Flower Adams
1805 - 1848 Person Name: Mrs. S. F. Adams Author (st. 1) of "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in Gloria Deo Adams, Sarah, nee Flower. born at Harlow, Essex, Feb. 22nd, 1805; died in London, Aug. 14, 1848, and was buried at Harlow, Aug. 21,1848. She was the younger daughter of Mr. Benjamin Flower, editor and proprietor, of The Cambridge Intelligencer; and was married, in 1834, to William B. Adams, a civil engineer. In 1841 she published Vivia Perpetua, a dramatic poem dealing with the conflict of heathenism and Christianity, in which Vivia Perpetua suffered martyrdom; and in 1845, The Flock at the Fountain; a catechism and hymns for children. As a member of the congregation of the Rev. W. J. Fox, an Unitarian minister in London, she contributed 13 hymns to the Hymns and Anthems, published by C. Fox, Lond., in 1841, for use in his chapel. Of these hymns the most widely known are— "Nearer,my God,to Thee," and "He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower." The remaining eleven, most of which have come into common use, more especially in America, are:—
Creator Spirit! Thou the first. Holy Spirit.
Darkness shrouded Calvary. Good Friday.
Gently fall the dews of eve. Evening.
Go, and watch the Autumn leaves. Autumn.
O hallowed memories of the past. Memories.
O human heart! thou hast a song. Praise.
O I would sing a song of praise. Praise.
O Love! thou makest all things even. Love.
Part in Peace! is day before us? Close of Service.
Sing to the Lord! for His mercies are sure. Praise.
The mourners came at break of day. Easter.
Mrs. Adams also contributed to Novello's musical edition of Songs for the Months, n. d. Nearly all of the above hymns are found in the Unitarian collections of Great Britain, and America. In Martineau's Hymns of Praise & Prayer, 1873, No. 389, there is a rendering by her from Fenelon: —" Living or dying, Lord, I would be Thine." It appeared in the Hymns and Anthems, 1841.
-John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Sarah Flower Adams
H. D. Ganse
1822 - 1891 Person Name: Dr. H. D. Ganse Author (stns. 2, 3 and 4) of "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in Gloria Deo Ganse, Hervey Doddridge, was b. Feb. 27, 1822, near Fishkill, New York, and removed to New York city in 1825. Graduated at Columbia College, 1839, studied Theology at New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was ordained in 1843. From 1843 to 1856 he was a Reformed Dutch Pastor, at Freehold, New Jersey, and from 1856 to 1876, of the Northwest Reformed Dutch Church, New York. Since January 1, 1876, he has been the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, St. Louis. His chief hymns are:—
1. Lord, I know Thy grace is nigh me. Faith. Was composed on a winter's night in his bed¬room, in a farmhouse near Freehold, New Jersey, while on a visit of consolation to former parishioners. The first couplet came into his mind without forethought, and he adds, "I composed on my pillow in the darkness; completing the verses with no little feeling, before I slept." This hymn appeared in the Reformed Dutch Hymns of the Church, New York, 1869, and is somewhat widely used.
2. Eternal Father, when to Thee. Holy Trinity. Dated 1872, and included in Hymns & Songs of Praise, N. Y., 1874, No. 7.
3. From the vast and veiled throng. Adoration of the Heavenly Hosts. Dated 1872, and published in the Hymns & Songs of Praise, N. Y. 1874, No. 13.
4. Is this the Son of God! Surrender to God. Dated 1872, also pub. in the Hymns & Songs of Praise, 1874, No. 541.
5. Jesus, one word from Thee. Confidence and Security in Christ, Dated 1872, and given in the Hymns & Songs of Praise, 1874, No. 697.
6. Thou Who like the wind dost come. Prayer for the Holy Spirit. No. 378 in the Hymns & Songs of Praise, 1874, and dated 1873,
These hymns are unknown to the English collections. He died in 1891. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Ganse, H. D., p. 404, i. He died Sept. 8, 1891. The following hymns, additional to those already noted, have recently come into common use:--
1. The blessed saints about Thee. [Second Advent.] Dated 1887. Included in Stryker's Church Song, 1889, and his College Hymnal, 1897.
2. It was no love of mine, dear Lord. Dated 1887, and included in Stryker's collections. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
H. D. Ganse
Mrs. S. K. Bourne
1843 - 1908 Author of "Trusting, My Lord, in Thee" in Gloria Deo Susan Ketchum Bourne was the widow of the Rev. Shearjashub Bourne. She was largely identified with church and missionary work in the Congregational church of Manhattan, and was an active and charter member of Sorosis. She was perhaps best known to old New Yorkers as the chief founder and President of the Lydia F. Wadleigh Association.
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