Wednesday, March 12, 2014

On This Day Christian History March 12 Birthday for Robert Lowry Hymnwriter Baptist Minister

Robert Lowry (1826-1899)
Robert Lowry

presented by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com.

188 years ago today on March 12, 1826, American hymnwriter and Baptist minister Robert Lowry was born. Many of Lowry's hymns are still sung with great gusto today, including Up from the Grave He Arose (Low in the Grave He Lay), Nothing But the Blood of Jesus, and Shall We Gather at the River.

Link to biography of Robert Lowry.


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