E. S. A. The initials of Ella Sophia Armitage, née Bulley, daughter of S. M. Bulley, of Liverpool, and granddaughter of T. Raffles, D.D. (p. 948, ii.). She was born at Liverpool, March 3, 1841, and married in 1874 to the Rev. E. Armitage, M.A., now (1891) Theological Professor in the Congregational United College, Bradford. Mrs. Armitage has published: (1) The Childhood of the English Nation; (2) The Connection of England and Scotland; (3) The Education of a Christian Home; and (4) a Service of Song entitled The Garden of the Lord, Lond., Novello, 1881. In the last work there are 16 of her original hymns. Mrs. Armitage's hymns in common use include:—
1. Eternal Love, Whose law doth sway. Holy Matrimony. Written in 1879 for the marr… Go to person page >
Display Title: Though home be dear and life be sweetFirst Line: Though home be dear and life be sweetTune Title: ABENDSAuthor: Mrs. Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1926
Display Title: Tho' home be dear, and life be sweetFirst Line: Tho' home be dear, and life be sweetTune Title: SEFTONAuthor: Ella S. Armitage, 1841-Date: 1909
Display Title: Though Home Be DearFirst Line: Though home be dear, and life so sweetTune Title: [Though home be dear, and life so sweet]Author: Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1921
Display Title: Though home be dear, and life be sweetFirst Line: Though home be dear, and life be sweetTune Title: RACHELAuthor: Ella Armitage (1841-)Date: 1904
Display Title: Our Citizenship is in HeavenFirst Line: Though home be dear, and life be sweetTune Title: RACHELAuthor: Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1912Subject: Eternal Life |
Display Title: Though home be dear, and life be sweetFirst Line: Though home be dear, and life be sweetTune Title: SELBORNEAuthor: Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1905Subject: The Christian Life |
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