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Hymn Born From Sailor Pastor Edward Hopper 1888
The Rev Edward Hopper a 72 year old Presbyterian minister in New York drafts a hymn on April 23 1888 while battling heart weakness. He wrote for sailors at sea using a pen name and kept his authorship quiet as he served at New York Harbor Church of the Sea and Land. He sought guidance from Jesus the Saviour pilot me through life storms and shoals.
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Edward Hopper
Hopper
New York Harbor
Church of the Sea and Land
New York
Greenville
N. Y
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Charles Wesley