June 10, 1813, Pro­vi­dence, Rhode Is­land.

1903, Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts.

Washburn grew up in Kings­ton, Mass­a­chusetts, and was ed­u­cat­ed at Wor­ces­ter and Brown Un­i­ver­si­ty. He went in­to the man­u­fac­tur­ing bus­i­ness in Wor­ces­ter and Bos­ton, and in 1875 be­came pre­si­dent of the Un­ion Mu­tu­al Life In­sur­ance Com­pa­ny. In the se­cu­lar world, he is re­mem­bered for his po­em The Va­cant Chair, about a young lieu­ten­ant killed in the Amer­i­can ci­vil war.

• Julian, p. 1235

1. Almighty God, Thy Con­stant care
2. Brethren, While Again We Ven­ture
3. Father, Ga­thered Round the Bier
4. Let Ev­ery Heart Re­joice and Sing
5. Mournfully, Ten­der­ly, Bear on the Dead
6. O Isr’l, Trust His Word
7. Oft in Hours of Pain and Con­flict
8. Shout Again the Glad Ho­san­na