Father, Thy Son hath died. H. Bonar. [Jesus, the Name of Names.] This hymn on the life, death, resurrection, ascension, and glory of Jesus, with the simple but beautiful petition at the close of each stanza,
“Put honour on that Name of names,
By blessing me,"
appeared in the 1st series of his Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1857, in 7 stanzas of 9 lines, the refrain being changed, as "blessing," to "pardoning," &c, throughout. Although in common use in a few collections, its use is not equal to its merits. Possibly its peculiar metre may account for this neglect
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >
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