Short Name: | Samuel Gilman |
Full Name: | Gilman, Samuel, 1791-1858 |
Birth Year: | 1791 |
Death Year: | 1858 |
Gilman, Samuel, D.D., was born at Gloucester, Massachusetts, Feb. 16, 1791; graduated at Harvard, 1811, and was a tutor there from 1817 to 1819. In 1819 he became the pastor of a Unitarian congregation at Charlestown, South Carolina, and retained the same to his death. He died at Kingston, Mass., Feb. 9, 1858. His hymns include:—
1. 0 God, accept the sacred hour. Holy Communion. Contributed to Dr. Harris's Hymns for the Lord's Supper , July, 1820, republished in Sewall's Unitarian Collection, New York, 1820, and in later collections.
2. We sing Thy mercy, God of love. Holy Communion. Published as in the case of No. 1.
3. Yes, to the [that] last command. Holy Communion. Published as in the case of Nos. 1 & 2. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Texts by Samuel Gilman (8)![]() | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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A este niño da, oh Dios | Samuel Gilman, 1791-1858 (Translator (English)) | Spanish | 2 |
Father, be Thy blessing shed | Samuel Gilman (Author) | English | 9 |
Father, thy rich spirit shed | Samuel Gilman (Author) | 3 | |
Hail, our country's natal morn | Gilman (Author) | 4 | |
O God, accept the sacred hour | Samuel Gilman (Author) | English | 27 |
This child we dedicate to Thee | Samuel Gilman (Translator) | English | 58 |
We sing thy mercy, God of love | Samuel Gilman (Author) | 9 | |
Yes, to the last command | Samuel Gilman (Author) | 5 |