1832–1910

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 25, 1832, Earl­town, No­va Sco­tia, Ca­navda.

Died: De­cem­ber 12, 1910, at Stud­ley, his home on Co­burg Road, Ha­li­fax, No­va Sco­tia, Ca­na­da.

Buried: Camp Hill Ce­me­te­ry, Ha­li­fax, No­va Sco­tia, Ca­na­da.

Biography

Murray at­tend­ed the Free Col­lege in Ha­li­fax, No­va Sco­tia, and was or­dained a Pres­by­te­ri­an minister.

He ed­it­ed the Pres­by­te­ri­an Wit­ness for ov­er 50 years, and wrote a num­ber of hymns, some of which ap­peared anon­y­mous­ly in that per­i­o­di­cal.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. From Ocean un­to Ocean
  2. Grant Us, Lord, the Grace of Giv­ing
  3. Jesus, Lord, We Hum­bly Pray
  4. Lord, Thou Lov’st the Cheer­ful Giv­er
  5. Our Bless­ed Bond of Un­ion
  6. Our Loved Do­mi­nion Bless
  7. Sow the Seed Be­side All Wa­ters
  8. Thou, Lord, Art Our Life

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mur­ray (head-and-shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),