The loving Friend to all who bowed

The loving Friend to all who bowed

Author: Samuel Longfellow
Published in 20 hymnals

Author: Samuel Longfellow

Longfellow, Samuel, B. A., brother of the Poet, was born at Portland, Maine, June 18, 1819, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated in Arts in 1839, and in Theology in 1846. On receiving ordination as an Unitarian Minister, he became Pastor at Fall River, Massachusetts, 1848; at Brooklyn, 1853; and at Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1860. In 1846 he edited, with the Rev. S. Johnson (q. v.), A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. This collection was enlarged and revised in 1848. In 1859 his Vespers was published, and in 1864 the Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit , under the joint editorship of the Rev. S. Johnson and himself. His Life of his brother, the Poet Longfellow, was published in 1886. To the works named he contributed the follow… Go to person page >

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First Line: The loving Friend to all who bowed
Author: Samuel Longfellow
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

NAOMI (Nägeli)

NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…

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ABRIDGE (Smith)


LAMBETH (Schulthes)

Credited to Wilhelm Schulthes, 1871, in The Hymnal (1916). Reviews of his works in The Musical Times in 1871 include an "Ave Maria" for organ/piano and "O Salutaris" for soprano and choir. These pieces appear to be exceptionally rare and are not readily available for study. —Chris Fenner

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Christian Science Hymnal #a82

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa82

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Christian Science Hymnal #82

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #333

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Christian Science Hymnal #82a

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Christian Science Hymnal #82b

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Christian Science Hymnal #82c

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Christian Science Hymnal #82

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d684

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #357

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Hymns of the Spirit #642

Jubilate Deo #184

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National Hymn and Tune Book #189

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #93

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Sacred Songs For Public Worship #93

The Spiritual Harp #d218

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The Students' Hymnal #211

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d415

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d276

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Worship in Song #173

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