1810–1884

Introduction

Born: No­vem­ber 9, 1810, Ger­man­town, Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: Ap­ril 26, 1884, Io­wa.

Buried: Clar­ence Ce­me­te­ry, Clar­ence, Io­wa.

Biography

Harmer was the son of Sam­uel Harm­er and Mar­ga­ret Young, and hus­band of Cla­ris­sa N. Har­mer.

He be­came a Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal dea­con in Apr­il 1847 in Wilm­ing­ton, De­la­ware.

He worked in and around Phi­la­del­phia for sev­er­al years be­fore be­ing or­dained in 1855.

He moved to Io­wa in 1857.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Ever Pre­cious, Ev­er Dear
  2. In the Days of His Flesh
  3. Rest for the We­ary
  4. There Is a Calm and Peace­ful Ri­ver
  5. There Is Rest for the Wea­ry
  6. Waters from the Smit­ten Rock
  7. Welcome, Day of Sweet

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