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Erastus C. Benedict

Short Name: Erastus C. Benedict
Full Name: Benedict, Erastus C. (Erastus Cornelius), 1800-1880
Birth Year: 1800
Death Year: 1880

Benedict, Erastus Cornelius, LL.B., born at Bradford, Connecticut, March 19, 1800, and educated at Williams College, graduating in 1821. In 1824 he was called to the Bar; and from 1850-54 was President of the New York Board of Education. He was also Regent of New York University, and filled other important posts of honour. He died in New York, Oct. 22, 1880. He published several works, including the Hymn of St. Hildebert, N. Y., 1867. In 1868, he contributed “Jesus, I love Thee evermore,” a translation of “O Deus, ego amo Te" (q. v.), and "With terror thou dost strike me now," a translation of "Gravi me terroro pulsas" (q. v.), to Dr. Schaff's Christ in Song. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Erastus Cornelius Benedict (March 19, 1800 – October 22, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Wikipedia Biography

TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Erastus C. Benedict (6)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
At the cross her station keeping Stood a mournful mother weepingErastus C. Benedict (Author (st. 6-7))English2
Father, God, my God all seeingErastus C. Benedict (Translator)English2
Jesus, I love thee evermoreErastus C. Benedict (Author)English5
Spirit, heavenly life bestowingErastus C. Benedict (Translator)English2
Weeping stood His mother, sighingErastus C. Benedict (Translator)English2
With terror thou dost strike me nowE. C. Benedict (Translator)English3

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