George Duffield, Jr.

George Duffield, Jr. D.D. (September 12, 1818–1888) was an American Presbyterian minister and hymnodist, the son of Presbyterian minister George Duffield. He graduated from Yale College and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a pastor from 1840 to 1869 at numerous cities including Brooklyn, New York; Bloomfield, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Adrian, Michigan; Galesburg, Illinois; Saginaw City, Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan and Lansing, Michigan.[1][2]

His body is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.[3]

Hymns

His hymns include:

References

  1. ^ Biography and hymns of George Duffield, Jr. at Hymnary.org
  2. ^ Duffield, George in Hymn Writers of the Church at CCEL
  3. ^ "George Duffield, Jr". findagrave.com. 29 January 2002. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6139715. Retrieved 2011-04-05.