Henry Harbaugh

Henry Harbaugh
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Short Name: Henry Harbaugh
Full Name: Harbaugh, Henry, 1817-1867
Birth Year: 1817
Death Year: 1867

Harbaugh, Henry, D.D., born in Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1817, was of Swiss descent. In early life he was a farmer, carpenter, and teacher; but in 1840 he entered Marshall College, Mercersburg. Entering the ministry of the German Reformed body, he became, in 1844, Pastor at Lewisburg, Lancaster and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and in 1864 Professor in Theology at Mercersburg. He died Dec. 27, 1867. He was Editor of the Guardian and the Mercersburg Review, in which he advocated what was called "Mercersburg Theology." His published works include sundry books about Heaven; Poems, Philadelphia, 1860, and Hymns & Chants for Sunday Schools, Lebanon, 1861. This last includes his hymns. The best known and most widely used of his compositions are:—

1. Jesus, I live to Thee. [Life consecrated to Jesus.] This hymn is dated 1850. It is No. 391 in the Hymns of the Church, N. Y., 1869; No. 255 in Allon's Supplementary Hymns, London, 1868, and is also in other collections.
2. God most mighty, sovereign Lord. [National Hymn.] Appeared in his Poems, 1860, in 8 stanzas of 8 lines, and headed, "A National Litany hymn." In some collections it is abridged, as in Hatfield's Church Hymnbook, N. Y., 1872, No. 1307; and in others part of it is altered to "Christ by heavenly hosts adored," as in the Reformed Dutch Hymns of the Church, 1869, No. 935, and others.
3. Make the cross your meditation. [Passiontide.] This translation of "Recordare sanctae crucis" (q.v.) appeared in the Mercersburg Review, 1858, p. 481, and in his Poems 1860. It is worthy of more attention than it has received.
[Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Harbaugh, H., p. 484, ii. From No. 2, “God most mighty, &c," the cento, "Thou, by heavenly hosts adored" in the Songs of Christian Praise, N. Y., 1880, No. 658, is taken.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)


Texts by Henry Harbaugh (13)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
As Sure As Jesus LivesHenry Harbaugh (Author)2
Christ, by heavenly hosts adored, Gracious, mighty, sovereign LordHenry Harbaugh (Author)English46
Christ, verehrt vom HimmelsheerHenry Harbaugh (Author)German1
God, most mighty, sovereign LordHenry Harbaugh (Author)10
God of nations, King of kingsHenry Harbaugh (Author)3
Hail, Jesus, Israel's hope and light! Prophets and priests prepared thy wayHenry Harbaugh (Author)English2
How lovely shines the morning star! The nations see and hail afarHenry Harbaugh (Author)English5
Jesus, I live to TheeHenry Harbaugh (Author)English152
Jesus, my Shepherd, let me shareRev. Henry Harbaugh, 1817-1867 (Author)English5
Jesus, Wanikiya, Waŋkaŋd tiyopa kiŋHenry Harbaugh (Author)Dakota1
Leb' ich, so leb' ich dirH. Harbaugh (Author)German3
The day is ending, faster, fasterHenry Harbaugh (Author)1
The Lord of life is risen, Sing Easter heralds, sing!Henry Harbaugh (Translator (from German))English15

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