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Today in 1802 – Leonard Bacon Born

Leonard Bacon was born in Detroit, where his father was a missionary to the Indians. In childhood, he was a classmate of John Brown, who later became a famous abolitionist. Bacon was educated at Yale...

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Today in 1607 – Paul Gerhardt Born

A Lutheran pastor, Paul Gerhardt is also perhaps the greatest of the early Lutheran hymn writers, next to Martin Luther. Gerhardt’s life and the warmth of his preaching reflected the compassion of the...

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Today in 1676 – Paul Gerhardt Died

Gerhardt wrote many hymns. Two of them were translated into English by John Wesley: Give to the Winds Thy Fears, and Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me. The latter is best sung to the tune St. Catherine...

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Today in 1703 – John Wesley Born

John Benjamin Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement. His ministry, along with that of his brother Charles was, by God’s grace, to have an immeasurable impact on the morally corrupt Britain...

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Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

Words: Paul Gerhardt (b. Mar. 12, 1607; d. May 27, 1676) Music: St. Catherine, by Henri Frederick Hemy (b. Nov. 12, 1818; d. June 10, 1888) Links: Wordwise Hymns The Cyber Hymnal Note: This wonderful...

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