O Thou whose sacred feet have trod

O Thou whose sacred feet have trod

Author: James Drummond Burns
Tune: NAOMI (Nägeli)
Published in 9 hymnals

Author: James Drummond Burns

Burns, James Drummond, M.A., was born at Edinburgh, February 18, 1823. He studied and graduated M.A. at the University of Edinburgh. In 1845 he became Free Church minister of Dunblane, but resigned through failing health, in 1848, and took charge of the Presbyterian Church at Funchal, Madeira. In 1855 he became minister of Hampstead Presbyterian Church, London. Died at Mentone, Nov. 27, 1864, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. His hymns appeared in:— (l) The Vision of Prophecy: and other Poems (Edin., Edmonston and Douglas). This was originally published in 1854, and enlarged in 1858. The Poems are distinguished by vivid colouring and poetic imagination, along with directness, delicacy of execution, pensive sweetness, and t… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Thou whose sacred feet have trod
Author: James Drummond Burns
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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Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Hymns of the Christian Centuries #204

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Songs for the Lord's House #372

The Gospel Praise Book #d327

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #253

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d697

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d440

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d366

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #253

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