The sun hath [has] gone to rest

The sun hath [has] gone to rest

Author: L. H. Sigourney
Published in 14 hymnals

Author: L. H. Sigourney

Sigourney, Lydia, née Huntley. This distinguished name stood at the head of the female poets of America a generation ago, and is still well remembered. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1791, she conducted a school in the same town from 1809 to 1814, when she removed to Hartford, where she was married to Charles Sigourney in 1819. Most of her subsequent life was spent at Hartford, and she died there, June 10, 1865. Her first publication was Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, 1815. This was followed by 58 additional works. A thorough exploration of these, or of such of them are poetical, would be necessary to trace her hymns with accuracy. They, however, are more numerous than important. Many have been used in the older collections; some are… Go to person page >

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First Line: The sun hath [has] gone to rest
Author: L. H. Sigourney
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d119

Hymns for Schools and Families #d466

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #177

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #177

Mother's Nursery Songs. New ed. #d64

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Original Hymns for Sabbath Schools #14

Portsmouth Sunday School Hymn Book #d147

Songs for the Little Ones at Home #d200

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #327

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d383

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d340

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d335

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The Mother's Nursery Songs #62

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