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Before us to the grave

Author: John Bulmer Appears in 2 hymnals

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Before us to the grave

Author: John Bulmer Hymnal: The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H704 (1860)
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Before us to the grave

Hymnal: Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #293 (1847) Languages: English

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John Bulmer

1784 - 1857 Author of "Before us to the grave" Bulmer, John, born in Yorkshire in 1784, educated for the Congregational Ministry at the Rotherham (Masborough) Independent College, and successively pastor at Haverford-west, Rugelcy, Bristol, Newbury, and Langrove, near Ross. He died in 1857. He composed a few hymns, and compiled:— (1) Hymns, Original and Select, 1834; (2) Hymns and Evangelical Songs for the use of Sunday Schools; (3) Original Hymns intended to be sung at the Public Meetings and other Services of Temperance Societies, 1836; and (4) Beauties of the Vicar of Llandovery: Light from the Welshman's Candle; being translated from the Welsh of Poems by Rees Prichard (died 1644), (2nd edition, 1830). . From his Collection of 1834 the following are still in common use:— 1. Lord of the vast creation. Lent. 2. To Thee in ages past. Public Worship. These hymns, are in the New Congregational Hymn Book and others. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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