1813–1897

Introduction

Born: Ap­ril 9, 1813, Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 7, 1897, Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land.

Buried: Grey­fri­ars Kirk­yard, Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land.

Pseudonym: H. L. L. (Hymns from the Land of Lu­ther)

Biography

Jane was the daugh­ter of James Borth­wick and Sar­ah Fin­lay. She ne­ver mar­ried.

She was a mem­ber of the Free Church of Scot­land.

She and her sis­ter Sar­ah Find­lat­er pro­duced a book of trans­la­tions of Ger­man hymns ti­tled Hymns from the Land of Lu­ther (Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land: W. P. Ken­ne­dy, 1853 and lat­er ed­it­ions).

In 1875, while liv­ing in Swit­zer­land, she pro­duced an­oth­er book of trans­la­tions called Al­pine Lyr­ics.

Borthwick was ac­tive with the Ed­in­burgh House of Re­fuge, the Mo­ra­vi­an Mis­sion in La­bra­dor, and oth­er mis­sion work.

Other Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. And Is the Time Ap­proach­ing?
  2. Come, La­bor On
  3. Hasten the Time Ap­point­ed
  4. Rest, Wea­ry Soul
  5. Thou Know­est, Lord

Translations

  1. Be Still, My Soul
  2. Good Night
  3. Hallelujah! Fair­est Morn­ing
  4. Hallelujah! Je­sus Lives!
  5. How Bless­ed, from the Bonds of Sin
  6. Jesus, Still Lead On
  7. Long Hast Thou Wept and Sor­rowed
  8. Lord, Re­move the Veil Away
  9. My Je­sus, as Thou Wilt
  10. Yes, Our Shep­herd Leads with Gen­tle Hand

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Borth­wick (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),