Macdonald, George, LL.D., was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Dec. 10, 1824, and educated at King's College, Aberdeen, where he graduated M.A., and from which he afterwards received the honorary degree of LL.D. For a brief time he studied for the Congregational ministry at Highbury College, London, and then became the Minister of the Congregational Church at Arundel, Sussex (1850-53). He afterwards preached for a short time to a small company at Manchester and Bolton. Relinquishing the ministry, he became Lecturer on English Literature at King's College, London, and ultimately gave himself up entirely to literary work. Dr. Macdonald has acquired a great reputation by means of his works of fiction, most of which were originally contributed to… Go to person page >
NAOMI was a melody that Lowell Mason (PHH 96) brought to the United States from Europe and arranged as a hymn tune; the arrangement was first published in the periodical Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1836). Some scholars have attributed the original melody to Johann G. Nageli (PHH 315), but there…
Display Title: Our Father, hear our longing prayerFirst Line: Our Father, hear our longing prayerTune Title: ABERDEENAuthor: George MacDonald, 1824-1905Meter: C.M.Date: 1933Subject: The Church | The Church in Prayer
Display Title: Blessed are the Poor in SpiritFirst Line: Our Father, hear our longing prayerTune Title: HORSLEYAuthor: George MacDonaldDate: 1912Subject: Sincerity and Earnestness |
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