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See that ship, her sails now bending

See that ship, her sails now bending

Author: Thomas Baldwin
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Thomas Baldwin

Baldwin, Thomas. (Bozrah, Connecticut, December 23, 1753--August 29, 1825, Waterville, Maine). Following the death of his father and his mother's remarriage, he moved at age sixteen to Canaan, New Hampshire. He was married in 1775, and while a young man was elected to represent Canaan in the legislature and was repeatedly reelected. Following his conversion he was baptized in 1781. He then abandoned his legal studies and began to preach in 1782, being ordained in the following year and then serving for seven years as an evangelist. In 1790 he became pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Boston. He published a number of books and was the first editor of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Magazine, beginning in 1803. For many years he was… Go to person page >

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First Line: See that ship, her sails now bending
Author: Thomas Baldwin
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Young Christian's Companion #106

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The Young Christian's Companion. 2nd ed. #a106

The Young Christian's Companion. 2nd ed. #d17

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