Above:  Frank Mason North

Image in the Public Domain

Frank Mason North (1850-1935), a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was an ecumenist, an urban missionary, and a social reformer.  He, a Christian Socialist, was active in the movement to end child labor.

He wrote at least eight hymns.

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O Master of the Waking World:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/o-master-of-the-waking-world/

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/where-cross-the-crowded-ways-of-life/

Jesus, the Calm that Fills My Breast:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/jesus-the-calm-that-fills-my-breast/

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Above:  Philipp Nicolai

Image in the Public Domain

Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608) was a German Lutheran minister and hymn writer.

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How Bright Appears the Morning Star:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/how-bright-appears-the-morning-star/

Wake, O Wake!  With Tidings Thrilling:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/07/18/wake-o-wake-with-tidings-thrilling/

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Above:  Joachim Neander

Image in the Public Domain

Joachim Neander (1650-1680), a German Reformed minister, composed many hymn tunes and 60 hymn texts.  He was, according to many sources, the “First Poet of the Reformed Church in Germany.”

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Heaven and Earth, and Sky and Sea:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/heaven-and-earth-and-sea-and-sky/

Wondrous King, All-Glorious:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/wondrous-king-all-glorious/

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Above:  Logo of the Augustana Synod

Image in the Public Domain

Augustus Nelson (1863-1949) was a Swedish-born minister in the former Augustana Synod (1860-1962).

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Jesus, Lord and Precious Saviour:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/jesus-lord-and-precious-saviour/

Our Father, Merciful and Good:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/our-father-merciful-and-good/

Prepare the Way, O Zion:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/prepare-the-way-o-zion/

O Lord, Devoutly Love I Thee:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/o-lord-devoutly-love-i-thee/

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Above:  The Luther Rose

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Caspar Neumann (1648-1715) was a German Lutheran minister and hymn writer.

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Jesus, Thou from Death Hast Risen:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/jesus-thou-from-death-hast-risen/

Lord, On Earth I Dwell Sad-Hearted:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/lord-on-earth-i-dwell-sad-hearted/

God of Ages, Great and Mighty:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/god-of-ages-great-and-mighty/

God, From All Eternity:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/god-from-all-eternity/

Gracious God, Again is Ended:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/gracious-god-again-is-ended/

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Above:  Logo of the Moravian Church

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Ewald Valentin Nolte (1909-1991), a musicologist, served as the Executive Director of the Moravian Music Foundation in from 1964 to 1972.

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How Blest and Lovely/O Lord, How Lovely:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/how-blest-and-lovelyo-lord-how-lovely/

O Jesus Christ, Our Gracious King:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/o-jesus-christ-our-gracious-king/

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Above:  The Fort, Coburg, Thuringia, Germany, 1890

Image Source = Library of Congress

Reproduction Number = LC-DIG-ppmsca-01086

Caspar Friedrich Nachtenhofer (1621-1685) was a German Lutheran minister and liturgist.

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This Night a Wondrous Revelation:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/this-night-a-wondrous-revelation/

Lord Jesus, Thou Art Going Forth:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/lord-jesus-thou-art-going-forth/

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Above:  The Moravian Logo

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Anna Nitschmann (1715-1760) was an influential eldress in the Moravian Church and the second wife (1757-1760) of Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760).

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Jesus, Thyself To Us Reveal:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/jesus-thyself-to-us-reveal/

We Pray Thee, Wounded Lamb of God:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/we-pray-thee-wounded-lamb-of-god/

In Mercy, Lord, This Grace Bestow:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/in-mercy-lord-this-grace-below/

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Above:  Newton’s Epitaph, By Himself

Image Source = The Leopards

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_stone_of_John_Newton.JPG)

John Newton (1725-1807) was a slave ship captain who rejected the slave trade and became a priest of The Church of England.

http://neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/feast-of-john-newton-july-24/

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Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/glorious-things-of-thee-are-spoken/

How Tedious and Tasteless the Hours:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/how-tedious-and-tasteless-the-hours/

Safely Through Another Week:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/safely-through-another-week/

Dear Shepherd of Thy People, Hear:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/dear-shepherd-of-thy-people-hear/

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/how-sweet-the-name-of-jesus-sounds/

O Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/come-my-soul-thy-suit-prepare/

One There Is, Above All Others:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/one-there-is-above-all-others/

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Above:  The Flag of Vatican City

Image Source = Wikipedia

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Litany from a Novena to St. Jude the Apostle:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/litany-from-a-novena-to-st-jude-the-apostle/

Novena Litany of Thanksgiving:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/novena-litany-of-thanksgiving/

Novena Prayer for the Seriously Ill:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/novena-prayer-for-the-seriously-ill/

Novena Prayer for Healing or a Cure:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/novena-prayer-for-healing-or-a-cure/

Litany of the Beatitudes:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/litany-of-the-beatitudes/

Novena Prayer in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/novena-prayer-in-honor-of-the-blessed-sacrament/

Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/novena-prayer-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/

Novena Prayer in Time of Difficulties:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/novena-prayer-in-time-of-difficulties/

Novena Prayer to God, Our Creator and Sustainer:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/novena-prayer-to-god-our-creator-and-sustainer/

Litany of the Good Shepherd:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/litany-of-the-good-shepherd/

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