Above:  Walter Chalmers Smith

Image in the Public Domain

Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908) was a prominent minister in the Free Church of Scotland (through the merger of 1900) then in the United Free Church of Scotland.

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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/immortal-invisible-god-only-wise/

One Thing I of the Lord Desire:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/one-thing-i-of-the-lord-desire/

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Above:  R. B. Y. Scott

Image Source = Archives of The United Church of Canada; accessed at http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/s/c/o/t/scott_rby.htm

Robert Balgarnie Young Scott (1899-1987) was a minister in The United Church of Canada and a renowned Biblical scholar and academic.

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O Day of God, Draw Nigh:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/o-day-of-god-draw-nigh/

Eternal, Unchanging, We Sing to Thy Praise:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/eternal-unchanging-we-sing-to-thy-praise/

Sing Ye Praises to the Father:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/sing-ye-praises-to-the-father/

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Above:  Harriet Beecher Stowe, Circa 1880

Image Source = Library of Congress

Reproduction Number = LC-USZ62-11212

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1812-1896) was an abolitionist, a conductor of the Underground Railroad, and a novelist most famous for Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851-1852).

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Abide in Me, O Lord, and I in Thee!

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/abide-in-me-o-lord-and-i-in-thee/

Still, Still with Thee:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/still-still-with-thee/

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Above:  The Luther Rose

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Conrad Hermann Louis Schuette (1843-1926) was a German-American Lutheran minister, hymn writer, and hymn translator.  He also served as the President of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States from 1894 to 1924 and of the National Lutheran Council from 1923 to 1925.

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Great God, a Blessing from Thy Throne:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/great-god-a-blessing-from-thy-throne/

God of Ages, Great and Mighty:

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

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Above:  Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Image Source = Carl F. Schalk, God’s Song in a New Land:  Lutheran Hymnals in America (1995)

Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth (1845-1925) was the Music Editor of the Church Book for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (1872), the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (1867-1918).

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O Son of God in Co-Eternal Might:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/o-son-of-god-in-co-eternal-might/

Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/thy-little-ones-dear-lord-are-we/

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Above:  Albert Lea, Minnesota, April 28, 1908

Photographer and Copyright Claimant = Frederick J. Bandholtz, Des Moines, Iowa

H116197–U.S. Copyright Office

Image Source = Library of Congress

Oluf Hanson Smeby (1851-1929) was a Norwegian Lutheran minister and hymn translator in the United States.  He served as the chairman of the committee for The Lutheran Hymnary (1913).

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O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/o-holy-spirit-grant-us-grace/

Abide with us, the Day is Waning:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/abide-with-us-the-day-is-waning/

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Above:  The Flag of England

Image in the Public Domain

Anne Steele (1716-1778) was the first important female English hymn writer.

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He Lives! The Great Redeemer Lives:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/he-lives-the-great-redeemer-lives/

Father, Whate’er of Earthly Bliss:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/father-whater-of-earthly-bliss/

My God, ‘Tis to Thy Mercy-Seat:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/my-god-tis-to-thy-mercy-seat/

Almighty God, Before Thy Throne:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/almighty-god-before-thy-throne/

To Our Redeemer’s Glorious Name:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/to-our-redeemers-glorious-name/

Father of Mercies, in Thy Word:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/father-of-mercies-in-thy-word/

The Savior Calls; Let Every Ear:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/the-savior-calls-let-every-ear/

My Maker and My King:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/my-maker-and-my-king/

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Above:  The Moravian Logo

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

John Swertner (1746-1813) was a Dutch-born English Moravian clergyman and the editor of the English Moravian hymnal of 1789.

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Jesus, Hear Our Prayer:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/jesus-hear-our-prayer/

Jesus, By the Holy Spirit:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/jesus-by-the-holy-spirit/

With Thy Presence, Lord, Our Head and Saviour:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/with-thy-presence-lord-our-head-and-saviour/

Jesus, Thyself To Us Reveal:

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

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Above:  St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, 1909

Copyright Holder = Notman Photo Company, Boston, Massachusetts

H129332–U.S. Copyright Office

Image Source = Library of Congress

Reproduction Number = LC-USZ62-122902

Johann Scheffler (1624-1677), originally a Lutheran, converted to Roman Catholicism and became a priest.

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Morning Star, O Cheering Sight:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/morning-star-o-cheering-sight/

Wilt Thou Not, My Shepherd True:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/wilt-thou-not-my-shepherd-true/

Thee Will I Love, My Strength:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/thee-will-i-love-my-strength/

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Above:  St. John’s Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1935

Image Source = Library of Congress

Reproduction Number = HABS PA,51-PHILA,555–1

Joseph Augustus Seiss (1823-1904), a prominent Lutheran minister in the United States, served as pastor at St. John’s, Philadelphia, from 1858 to 1874.

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AS AUTHOR

Jesus, Master, Son of God:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/jesus-master-son-of-god/

AS TRANSLATOR

Fairest Lord Jesus:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/fairest-lord-jesus/

Winter Reigns O’er Many a Region:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/winter-reigns-oer-many-a-region/

O Son of God, We Wait for Thee:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/o-son-of-god-we-wait-for-thee/

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