1847–1924

Introduction

Born: May 17, 1847, Wor­ces­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Died: No­vem­ber 4, 1924, Farm­ing­dale, New York.

Buried: Green-Wood Ce­me­te­ry, Brook­lyn, New York.

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Biography

Luther was the hus­band of Em­ma Is­a­do­ra Shaw. His obit­u­a­ry in the Brook­lyn Eagle, No­vem­ber 6, 1924, page 22, re­port­ed­ly stat­ed he was a li­ne­al des­cend­ant of Mar­tin Lu­ther and of Charles Car­roll, a sign­er of the Am­er­i­can De­cla­ra­tion of In­de­pend­ence.

He at­tend­ed Brown Un­i­ver­si­ty, Pro­vi­dence, Rhode Is­land. He was a jour­nal­ist and lay ev­an­gel­ist be­fore be­ing or­dained a Bap­tist min­is­ter in 1886.

He served at the First Bap­tist Church, Bridge­port, Con­nec­ti­cut (1891–93), and wrote about 25 hymns.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All Down the Ag­es Sound­ing
  2. All Glo­ry to God in the High­est
  3. All Glory to Je­sus, Sin’s Debt Is All Paid
  4. All the Way Home My Sav­ior Is Guid­ing
  5. Awake, Ye Saints, the Night Is End­ing
  6. Beautiful Beck­on­ing Hands
  7. Christ Is Com­ing, O the Pro­mise Giv­en Us
  8. Christ Is Com­ing! Pro­mise Glo­ri­ous
  9. Come, Ho­ly Spi­rit, Source of Light
  10. Deep Mired in Sin, and Dark the Night
  11. Draw Near, O God, to Me
  12. Gathering Home from Ev­ery Land
  13. Going Away Re­deemed To­night
  14. Going Away Un­saved To­night
  15. Going Home, How Bright, How Glo­ri­ous
  16. Hallelujah for the Foun­tain Deep and Wide
  17. Hark, the Sav­ior Calls to Thee
  18. Heavenly Fa­ther, for Large Bless­ing
  19. Heavenly Fa­ther, Give Thy Spi­rit
  20. Ho, Ye Reap­ers, to the Har­vest
  21. I Am with Thee Ev­ery Hour
  22. I Have Found in Christ My Sav­ior
  23. Jesus Is Ten­der­ly Call­ing, Wan­der­er
  24. Jesus, My Lord, Has Heard My Cry
  25. Must I Go, and Emp­ty Hand­ed?
  26. Nearer Home, O Bless­ed Thought
  27. O Pre­cious Sto­ry, Ev­er New
  28. O We Shall Meet Be­yond the Tide
  29. O Where Are the Dear Ones We Ne­ver For­get?
  30. Others Be­side, O Joy­ful As­sur­ance
  31. So Near to the King­dom, and Yet Thou Dost Lack
  32. Swiftly Ap­proach­ing and Com­ing to All
  33. When We All Get Home

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