The developer of this site, Robert (Bob) Cottrill, went home to be with his Saviour on the 31st of August 2019, after a short illness. Bob’s work is being re-published at wordwisebiblestudies.com, so feel free to go there to read, share, and comment.Robert Cottrill 1941-2019
Words: Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg, aka Lina Sandell (b. Oct. 3, 1832; d. July 27, 1903); English translation by A. Samuel Wallgren (b. June 27, 1885; d. Aug. 6, 1940)Music: Wilhelm Theodor Söderberg (b. Oct. 6, 1845; d. Nov. 1, 1922) Note: The author was the daughter of a Lutheran pastor in Sweden. Not physically strong […]
Words: Margaret Jenkins Harris (b. July 31, 1865; d. Jan. 13, 1919)Music: Margaret Jenkins Harris Note: Mrs. Harris and her husband John were both active in the American revival and camp meeting scene of their day. Both were able speakers, and both were musicians and songwriters as well. Margaret Harris frequently played the organ to […]
Words: John Greenleaf Whittier (b. Dec. 17, 1807; d. Sept. 7, 1892)Music: Cooling, by Alonzo Judson Abbey (b. March 1, 1825; d. March 24, 1887) Note: This 1867 hymn was taken from a longer poem of Mr. Whittier’s called The Eternal Goodness. Author and editor, and for a time a member of the Massachusetts legislature, […]
