1832–1914

A Bap­tist minister, Brown pastored churches in South Fram­ing­ham and Can­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts (1859–70).

Retiring from pastoral work due to vocal disability, he was a contributor and editor of the Youth’s Companion for more than 40 years, and a member of the office staff for the last 20. From 1880–90, he contributed hymns more or less regularly to the quartet and antiphonal chorus service at the Rug­gles Street Church in Bo­ston, Mas­sa­chu­setts. His works include:

• The Blount Family
• Nameless Women of the Bible
• Life Songs
• The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, with Hez­e­ki­ah But­ter­worth (New York: Amer­i­can Tract So­ci­ety, 1906)

• Brown, pp. 188, 476, 480

1. Banner of Immanuel
2. Go On, Go On, My Brother!
3. Harvest Home
4. He Rose! O Morn of Wonder!
5. Life’s Annual Twelve O’clock
6. Like Stars That Hide at Morning
7. O Short Was His Slumber
8. Ring Out Your Pure Hosannas
9. What Tho’ I’m but a Child
10. Ye Winds That Once by Chebar’s Flood