The gods that gave us not our birth

The gods that gave us not our birth

Author: Thomas O. Summers
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Thomas O. Summers

Summers, Thomas Osmond, D.D., LL.D., son of James Summers, was born near Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England, Oct. 11, 1812. Proceeding to the United States in after years, he was admitted to the Baltimore Conference in 1835. From 1840 to 1843 he was a missionary in Texas; removing to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1844, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1846. From 1845 he acted as Secretary of the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was also Book Editor. Subsequently he was Professor of Theology and Pastor of Vanderbilt University. He was Chairman of the Hymn Book Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and edited the Songs of Zion, 1851, and the Wesleyan Psalter, 1855. He died in May 1882. Dr. Summers is the author of several… Go to person page >

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First Line: The gods that gave us not our birth
Author: Thomas O. Summers
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns for Schools and Families #d448

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #239

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #239

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