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Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth
1845 - 1925 Person Name: Mrs. H. K. Spaeth Composer of "EMMAUS" in Hymnal and Order of Service Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth [Harriet Krauth], 1845-1925
Born: September 21, 1845, Baltimore, Maryland.
Died: May 5, 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daughter of hymn translator Charles Krauth, Harriet attended the Girls’ School in Philadelphia, and lived independently as a writer. In 1880, she married Adolph Spaeth, pastor of St. Johannis Church in Philadelphia (and later president of the General Council of the Lutheran Church in America). She sang contralto, played the piano and organ, and for many years was the organist at St. Stephen’s Church in west Philadelphia. She provided hymn translations for The Church Book (1868), The Sunday School Hymnal (1901), and was responsible for the music edition of The Church Book (1872). Many of her essays were published in The Lutheran. When American Lutherans adopted the Common Service in 1888, she prepared an edition with notes for chanting the service. She worked zealously for the founding of the Krauth Memorial Library at the seminary in Philadelphia, and was active in the work of the Mary J. Drexel Home, the Lankenau Hospital, and the Lutheran Orphans’ Home in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Her works include:
The Deaconess and Her Works
Pictures from the Life of Hans Sachs
The Church Book with Music, 1893
Charles Porterfield Krauth: A Life (2 volumes, 1898 & 1909, with Adolph Spaeth, uncredited)
Life of Adolph Spaeth, 1916
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Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth
Henry Harbaugh
1817 - 1867 Person Name: Rev. Henry Harbaugh Author of "Jesus, I live to Thee" in Sunday-School Book 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)
Henry Harbaugh
Ralph Wardlaw
1779 - 1853 Person Name: Ralph Wardlaw, 1779-1853 Author of "O Lord our God, Arise" in Hymnal and Order of Service Wardlaw, Ralph, D.D. This venerable and (in his generation) influential Scottish divine contributed twelve hymns to the praise of the Church Universal that are likely to live in a humble and useful way. As having so done, and besides edited several collections of hymns, he claims a place of honour in this work. Critically, and regarded as literature, his hymns have little of poetry in them; no "winged words" to lift the soul heavenward. They reflect simply and plainly the lights and shadows of everyday experiences of the spiritual life, rather than its etherialities and subtleties. His "Lift up to God the voice of praise " is the most widely known; and there is a certain inspiriting clangour about it when well sung; yet it is commonplace. His "Hail morning, known among the blest," is narrative and prosaic, though it filled a gap at the time in Sabbath morning worship. “At the time by God appointed," "Remember Thee! remember Christ!" and "Contemplate, saints, the source divine," have vanishing gleams of imaginative light and fine and tender emotion. "O how good the hallowed union," "Where the sounds of plaintive wailing," and "See the Sun of truth arise," are melodious and singable, and pleasant but shallow. “Christ of all my hopes the ground," (Pt. ii.) "When with wasting sickness worn," is much too long, but is a fairly good song of Zion. Wardlaw published in 1803 a Selection of Hymns, to displace what was called The Tabernacle Collection, 1800, that had been used by the Congregationalists of Scotland, and to which he contributed a few hymns. He was assisted in the preparation of this compilation by Dr. Charles Stuart, of Dunearn. The first edition contained 322 hymns. In 1817 a Supplement was added of 171, bringing up the number to 493. Of these eleven (or twelve strictly) were by Wardlaw. Two of these had previously appeared in the Scottish Missionary Magazine (vol. viii. 48). His hymns bear so very slight a proportion to Dr. Wardlaw's writings as a profound theologian and expositor and thoroughly-equipped controversialist on the chief problems of the period, as to make it necessary to refer the reader to his remarkable Life, by the Rev. Dr. W. L. Alexander, entitled, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Ralph Wardlaw, D.D. (2nd ed., 1856).
Wardlaw was born at Dalkeith on December 22, 1779, where he received his early education, later attending Glasgow University. His only church was in Glasgow. He died at Easterhouse near Glasgow on Dec. 17, 1853, and his public funeral is still remembered for the representative character of the vast multitude who attended it. [Rev. A. B. Grosart, D.D., LL.D.]
Of Dr. Wardlaw's hymns the following are still in common use:—
1. Glad when they saw the Lord. Easter.
2. Hail, morning known amongst the blest [saints]. Sunday Morning.
3. Lift up to God the voice of praise. Praise to the Father.
4. 0 Lord our God, arise. Missions.
5. Remember Thee, remember Christ. Holy Communion.
6. See the Sun of Truth arise. Christ the Light.
Of these Nos. 3-5 appeared in the Tabernacle Collection, 1800.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Wardlaw, R., p. 1232, ii. Of his hymns, Nos. 1, 2 are in his Selection, 1803, and No. 6 was added in the Supplement of 1817. This Supplement also contains "O how good the hallowed union," and "Whence the sounds of plaintive wailing," p. 1232, ii.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ralph Wardlaw
Edward Harland
1810 - 1890 Person Name: Rev. E. Harland Author of "Behold a humble train" in The New Children's Hymnal Harland, Edward, M.A., was born at Ashbourne, Derby, 1810, and educated at WadhamCollege, Oxford, where he graduated B.A., 1831; M.A., 1833. On taking Holy Orders he became Curate of Newborough, 1833-36; of Sandon, 1836-51; Vicar of Colwich, Staffordshire, 1851; and Prebendary in Lichfield Cathedral, 1873. In 1858 he published Index Sermonum. His Church Psalter and Hymnal was first published in 1855, and contained 209 hymns and 8 doxologies. In 1863 a Supplement was added: in "186-" [1865] it was revised and enlarged as the "2nd edition,” and in 1876 a Supplement of 184 hymns was added to the 2nd edition, making 584 hymns in all, most of the "Christmas Carols," &c, of the 2nd edition being omitted. To the various editions of this Hymnal, Prebendary Harland contributed the following hymns:—
1. Behold a humble train. (1863.) Presentation of Christ.
2. Beloved disciple! Illustrious name. St. John Evangelist.
3. Breathing slaughter 'gainst thy people. (1863.) Conversion of St. Paul.
4. Heirs of Thy salvation. (1863.) St. Michael and All Angels.
5. Here life is a shadow, and soon will he o'er. (1863.) 0ld and New Year. Written "Oct. 12, 1862, on Wolseley Bridge, with the Trent flowing below." Included in the Hymnal, 1863.
6. Holy men, in olden time. (1863.) Common of Evangelists.
7. In the time of trial. (1863.) For Resignation. An imitation of, and companion hymn to, Montgomery's "In the hour of trial."
8. Jesus calls to us to-day. (1867.) S. School Anniversary.
9. Jesus is the sure foundation. (1S63.) St. Peter.
10. Jesus, King of glory. (1863.) Faithfulness and its Reward.
11. Jesus, these lips can ne'er proclaim. (1863.) Praise to Jesus.
12. Jesus, when Thy cross I see. (1863.) Passiontide.
13. Lord, I never will deny Thee. (1863.) St. Peter.
14. Lord Jesus, when Thou wouldst appear. (1863.) The Annunciation.
15. Lord, Thine ancient people see. (1855 (?).) For the Jews.
16. Lord, we bend before Thy throne. (1867.) Unfavourable Harvest.
17. Lord, when earthly comforts flee. (1855.) Resignation.
18. My Lord, and my God, blessed word that declared. (1863.) St. Thomas.
19. Now, Lord, to every heart make known. (1855.) Passiontide. "This hymn was written at the time of the author's Ordination as Deacon, in 1833. He chose for his first text 1 Cor. i. 23, ‘We preach Christ crucified,' the sermon and the hymn being composed for the same occasion. He has preached from the same text, and this hymn has generally been used on the return of that day, for more than fifty years." It was included in his Hymnal, 1855.
20. O come, all ye faithful, Come, see the place. (1867.) Easter. Pt. i.
21. O come, ye that labour. (1867.) Easter. Pt. ii,
22. O for a humbler walk with God. (1855.) Lent.
23. O Heavenly Jerusalem, Thou city of the Lord. (1863.) Heaven. "This hymn was suggested to the author in a dream. In the night of Oct. 5, 1862, he dreamed that ho saw the choirs of heaven ten thousand times ten thousand, in white robes, marching into a glorious Temple singing this hymn. He awoke, rose from bed, procured a light, and wrote down the words on the back of a letter as he had heard them in his dream, and then retired to rest again. The next morning he found the hymn on his dressing table." It was given in his Supplement, 1863.
24. 0 Thou by Whom the healing art. (1863.) St. Luke.
25. Stephen, first of martyrs, we. (1863.) St. Stephen.
26. The chorus raise of highest praise. (1863.) Praise.
27. This day in this Thy holy place. (1867.) Friendly Societies.
In addition to these the Supplement of 1876 contained his "And now this Holy day," for Sunday. The majority of Prebendary Harland's hymns are for the minor festivals, and are worthy of more attention than they have received. He died June 8, 1890.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology
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Harland, Edward, p. 491, i. He died at Bishton Hall, Colwich, June 8, 1890.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Edward Harland
