March 7, 1796, Sa­lem, New Hamp­shire.

Ap­ril 29, 1878, Sa­lem, New Hamp­shire.

A Meth­od­ist min­is­ter, Mer­rill was ac­tive in re­viv­als in New Hamp­shire and Ver­mont. He is said to have writ­ten both hymns as well as tunes.

• Brown, pp. 289-90

1. Newkirk