1753–1825

Introduction

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Born: De­cem­ber 23, 1753, Boz­rah, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Died: Au­gust 29, 1825, Wa­ter­ville, Maine.

Buried: Orig­in­al­ly at the Gra­na­ry Bu­ry­ing Ground, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts. Moved in 1852 to Mount Au­burn Ce­me­te­ry, Cam­bridge, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Biography

Baldwin was the son of Thomas Bald­win and Ma­ry John­son. He mar­ried twice, to Ruth Hunt­ing­ton (1775) and Mar­ga­ret Duncan (1812).

For some time he was a mem­ber of the Con­nec­ti­cut state le­gi­sla­ture.

In 1783, he was or­dained to the Bap­tist min­is­try, and from 1790 un­til his death, was pas­tor of the Se­cond Bap­tist Church in Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Lyrics

  1. Almighty Sav­ior, Here We Stand
  2. Come, See the Place Where the Lord Lay
  3. From Whence Doth This Un­ion Arise?
  4. Go, Ye Her­alds of Sal­va­tion
  5. See That Ship, Her Sails Now Bend­ing
  6. ’Tis First of All Thy­self to Know
  7. Ye Hap­py Saints, the Lamb Ad­ore
  8. Union, The

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