1880 RAY PALMER. Autograph Letter Related to Famous Hymn "Lead Thou Kindly Light." Slavery It unleashed a firestorm

It unleashed a firestorm

I covenanted to labor for God

His first and only charge was Northampton

Very attractive with rubbing to front hinge

1880 RAY PALMER. Autograph Letter Related to Famous Hymn "Lead Thou Kindly Light." Slavery It unleashed a firestormWonderful ALS by influential 19th century hymnist, Ray Palmer [1808 1887]. Often considered one of the best American hymnists of the 19th century, he was in some ways the predecessor of Ira Sankey. Like Sankey, his hymns were deeply evangelical, informed by the personal piety narrative of the Second Great Awakening, and eminently singable. After a potent personal experience during the Awakening, Palmer sensed a call to the ministry and enrolled at