Not for the summer's hour alone

Not for the summer's hour alone

Author: L. H. Sigourney
Tune: NATICK (51334)
Published in 12 hymnals

Author: L. H. Sigourney

Sigourney, Lydia, née Huntley. This distinguished name stood at the head of the female poets of America a generation ago, and is still well remembered. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1791, she conducted a school in the same town from 1809 to 1814, when she removed to Hartford, where she was married to Charles Sigourney in 1819. Most of her subsequent life was spent at Hartford, and she died there, June 10, 1865. Her first publication was Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, 1815. This was followed by 58 additional works. A thorough exploration of these, or of such of them are poetical, would be necessary to trace her hymns with accuracy. They, however, are more numerous than important. Many have been used in the older collections; some are… Go to person page >

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First Line: Not for the summer's hour alone
Author: L. H. Sigourney
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #883

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Church Harmonies #993

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d194

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #985

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #985

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d422

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #396

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The Christian Hymn Book #1298

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The Gospel Psalmist #932

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The Psalmody #992

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #411e

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d695

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