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Samuel Gilman

Samuel Gilman
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Short Name: Samuel Gilman
Full Name: Gilman, Samuel, 1791-1858
Birth Year: 1791
Death Year: 1858

Gilman, Samuel, D.D., was born at Gloucester, Massachusetts, Feb. 16, 1791; graduated at Harvard, 1811, and was a tutor there from 1817 to 1819. In 1819 he became the pastor of a Unitarian congregation at Charlestown, South Carolina, and retained the same to his death. He died at Kingston, Mass., Feb. 9, 1858. His hymns include:—
1. 0 God, accept the sacred hour. Holy Communion. Contributed to Dr. Harris's Hymns for the Lord's Supper , July, 1820, republished in Sewall's Unitarian Collection, New York, 1820, and in later collections.
2. We sing Thy mercy, God of love. Holy Communion. Published as in the case of No. 1.
3. Yes, to the [that] last command. Holy Communion. Published as in the case of Nos. 1 & 2. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Samuel Gilman (9)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A este niño da, oh DiosSamuel Gilman (Translator (English))Spanish1
Father, be Thy blessing shedSamuel Gilman (Author)English8
Father, thy rich spirit shedSamuel Gilman (Author)2
Hail, our country's natal mornGilman (Author)3
Ó Deus da graça, Deus de amorSamuel Gilman (Author)Portuguese2
O God, accept the sacred hourSamuel Gilman (Author)English26
This child we dedicate to TheeS Gilman (Translator)English57
We sing thy mercy, God of loveSamuel Gilman (Author)8
Yes, to the last commandSamuel Gilman (Author)4

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