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The solemn service now is done

The solemn service now is done

Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: Samuel Francis Smith

Smith, Samuel Francis, D.D., was born in Boston, U.S.A., Oct. 21, 1808, and graduated in arts at Harvard, and in theology at Andover. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1832, and became the same year editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine. He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Americana. From 1834 to 1842 he was pastor at Waterville, Maine, and Professor of Modern Languages in Waterville College. In 1842 he removed to Newton, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1854, when he became the editor of the publications of the Baptist Missionary Union. With Baron Stow he prepared the Baptist collection known as The Psalmist, published in 1843, to which he contributed several hymns. The Psalmist is the most creditable and influential of… Go to person page >

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First Line: The solemn service now is done
Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1011

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Songs for the Lord's House #486

The Church Hymnal #d413

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The Church Praise Book #493

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1231

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #744

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The Otterbein Hymnal #465

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The People's Hymnal #465

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