Above: The Luther Rose
Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
Ludwig Andreas Gotter (1661-1735) was a German Lutheran layman and hymn writer.
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Friend of the Weary, O Refresh Us
I Will Ever Sing Thy Praises, Mighty God and Gracious King
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Above: Map of St. Marylebone, London, England, 1834
Image in the Public Domain
John Hampden Gurney (1802-1862), a priest of The Church of England, served as the Rector of St. Mary’s Church, Bryanstone, St. Marylebone, London, from 1847 to 1857. Gurney, who came from privilege, cared deeply about the poor and supported causes to help them. He also prepared two hymnals, in 1838 and 1851.
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Fair Waved the Golden Corn:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/fair-waved-the-golden-corn/
Lord, As to Thy Dear Cross We Flee:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/lord-as-to-thy-dear-cross-we-flee/
Lord of the Harvest, Thee We Hail:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/lord-of-the-harvest-thee-we-hail/
We Saw Thee Not When Thou Didst Come:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/we-saw-thee-not-when-thou-didst-come/
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Above: The Union Jack
Image in the Public Domain
Thomas Hornblower Gill (1819-1906), author of more than 200 hymns, made a spiritual pilgrimage from Unitarianism to Evangelical (Low Church) Anglicanism.
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Break New-Born Year, On Glad Eyes Break:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/break-new-born-year-on-glad-eyes-break/
Dear Lord and Master Mine:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/dear-lord-and-master-mine/
The Glory of the Spring how Sweet:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/the-glory-of-the-spring-how-sweet/
I Walk Amidst Thy Beauty Forth:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/i-walk-amidst-thy-beauty-forth/
Lord God, By Whom All Change is Wrought:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/lord-god-by-whom-all-change-is-wrought/
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling-Place:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/lord-thou-hast-been-our-dwelling-place/
O Mean May Seem This House of Clay:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/o-mean-may-seem-this-house-of-clay/
Our God, Our God, Thou Shinest Here:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/our-god-our-god-thou-shinest-here/
Spirit of Truth, Who Makest Bright:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/spirit-of-truth-who-makest-bright/
We Come Unto Our Fathers’ God:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/we-come-unto-our-fathers-god/
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Above: Theodore Roosevelt and Washington Gladden at Columbus, Ohio, 1900
Image Creator = Bain News Service
Image Source = Library of Congress
Reproduction Number = LC-DIG-ggbain-06699
Washington Gladden (1836-1918) was a U.S. Congregationalist minister, a proponent of the Social Gospel, an opponent of corruption in government, and a supporter of labor unions.
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O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/o-master-let-me-walk-with-thee/
O Lord of Life, to Thee We Lift:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/o-lord-of-life-to-thee-we-lift/
Forgive, O Lord, the Doubts that Break:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/forgive-o-lord-the-doubts-that-break/
Behold a Sower!
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/04/16/behold-a-sower/
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Above: First Unitarian Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Image Source = Library of Congress
William Channing Gannett (1840-1923), was a Unitarian minister and a social reformer. He, for example, worked with former slaves immediately after the U.S. Civil War and had a leadership role in the movement to extend voting rights to women.
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Bring, O Morn, Thy Music:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/26/bring-o-morn-thy-music/
From Heart to Heart:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/from-heart-to-heart/
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Above: The Crest of the Reformed Church in America
A Scan from the Cover of Our Reformed Church, by Howard G. Hageman and Revised by Gregg A. Mast (New York, NY: Reformed Church Press, 1995)
Image Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor
Mary Cornelia Bishop Gates (1842-1905) published in national magazines and served for many years on the Women’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America.
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Jesus, Now in Glory Dwelling:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/jesus-now-in-glory-dwelling/
Rise on the Shadowed Nations:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/rise-on-the-shadowed-nations/
Thy Love to Me, O Christ:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/thy-love-to-me-o-christ/
Send Thou, O Lord, to Ev’ry Place:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/send-thou-o-lord-to-evry-place/
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Above: The Union Jack
Image in the Public Domain
Sir Robert Grant (1780-1838) was a Member of Parliament who supported progressive causes, such as Jewish emancipation.
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O Worship the King, All-Glorious Above:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/o-worship-the-king-all-glorious-above/
Saviour, When In Dust to Thee:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/saviour-when-in-dust-to-thee/
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Above: Title Page of Praxis Pietatis Melica–Ubung der Gottseeligkeit (1721), by Johann Cruger
Image in the Public Domain
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Kyrie, God Father in Heaven Above:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/kyrie-god-father-in-heaven-above/
Christ is Arisen:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/christ-is-arisen/
All Glory Be to God Alone:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/all-glory-be-to-god-alone/
With the Lord Begin Thy Task:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/with-the-lord-begin-thy-task/
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Above: Episcopal Church of the Ascension, New York, New York, the Site of Gilder’s Funeral
Image in the Public Domain
Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) was a poet, journalist, and social reformer–a supporter of causes ranging from kindergarten to good housing.
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Through Love to Light! O Wonderful the Way:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/through-love-to-light-o-wonderful-the-way/
God of the Strong, God of the Weak:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/god-of-the-strong-god-of-the-weak/
To Thee, Eternal Soul, Be Praise:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/to-thee-eternal-soul-be-praise/
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Above: Herrnhut, 1765
Image in the Public Domain
Bishop Christian Gregor (1723-1801) was the “Father of Moravian Music.”
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With Thy Presence, Lord, Our Head and Saviour:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/with-thy-presence-lord-our-head-and-saviour/
Make My Calling and Election:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/make-my-calling-and-election/
Sing with Awe in Strains Melodious:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/sing-with-awe-in-strains-melodious/
Thou, Whose Human Life For Us Did Happiness Obtain:
https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/thou-whose-human-life-for-us-did-happiness-obtain/
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This is post #1300 of GATHERED PRAYERS.
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