In des Christen heimatlanden

Author: Samuel Young Harmer

Harmer, Samuel Young, son of Samuel Harmer, a member of the Society of Friends, was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 1809. In 1827 he joined the American Methodist Episcopalian Church, and was engaged for several years as a Sunday School teacher and superintendent. In 1842 he became a local preacher of that body, and, in 1847, was admitted into the ministry. He has held appointments in Philadelphia and Iowa. His well-known hymn "In the Christian's home in glory" (Heaven) was written in 1856 for a camp-meeting collection which the Rev. John Gladding was then compiling. It has been slightly altered, and set to music by the Rev. W. McDonald of Boston, Massachusetts. (For these details we are indebted to Dr. Hatfield's Poets of… Go to person page >

Translator: Philipp Bickel

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First Line: In des Christen heimatlanden
English Title: In the Christian's Home in Glory
Author: Samuel Young Harmer
Translator: Philipp Bickel
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #191

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 #191

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Gemeinschafts-Lieder. 7th ed. #104

Glaubens-Lieder #d242

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Gute Botschaft #276

Harfen-Klaenge #d125

Singet dem Herrn; Liederbuch fuer Jugendvereine und Sonntagschulen #d77

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Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten #203

Sonntagsschul-Gesangbuch der Reformirten Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten #d143

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