1884–1933

Introduction

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Born: De­cem­ber 2, 1884, Leeu­war­den, Fries­land, Ne­ther­lands.

Died: De­cem­ber 15, 1933, Pas­sa­ic, New Jer­sey.

Buried: Rest­lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan.

Biography

Kuipers emi­grat­ed from Hol­land to Am­er­ica in the late 1880s.

He gra­du­at­ed from Cal­vin College, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan, and was or­dained in the Chris­tian Re­formed Church.

He served at the Se­cond Chris­tian Re­formed Church of Fre­mont, Mi­chi­gan (1914–19); Chris­tian Re­formed church­es in Oak­land, Mi­chi­gan (1919–23); Den­nis Ave­n­ue, Grand Ra­pids, Mi­chi­gan (1923–27); and Sum­mer Street, Pas­sa­ic, New Jer­sey (1927–33).

Works

Kuipers wrote a num­ber of po­ems, hymns, and psalm ver­si­fi­ca­tions.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. By the Sea of Crys­tal
  2. Forth from Thy Courts
  3. I Hear in the Air
  4. I Love the Lord, the Fount of Life and Grace
  5. In My Griev­ous Tri­bu­la­tion
  6. In the Good Ship of Our Cap­tain
  7. My Mouth Shall Sing for Aye
  8. O God of Hosts, O God of Grace
  9. O Is­rael’s God, How Good Thou Art
  10. Our Gra­cious God
  11. Send Forth, O Lord of My Sal­va­tion