Born: Oc­to­ber 4, 1773, Spi­tal­fields, Step­ney, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Died: Jan­u­a­ry 20, 1862, Hod­des­don, Hert­ford­shire, Eng­land.

Daughter of Rec­tor James Auber of London, and mem­ber of the An­gli­can church, Harriet pub­lished the po­em col­lect­ion The Spir­it of the Psalms in 1829. Her ac­tu­al name was Henr­i­ette, but she was known as Har­ri­et. For most of her life, she lived at Brox­bourne and Hod­desdon, Hert­ford­shire.

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Hymns

  1. Arise, Ye People, and Adore
  2. As Thy Chosen People, Lord
  3. Bright Was the Guid­ing Star That Led
  4. Can Guilty Man Indeed Believe?
  5. Delightful Is the Task to Sing
  6. Ere Mount­ains Reared Their Forms Sub­lime
  7. Father of Spirits, Nature’s God
  8. Great God, Wert Thou Extreme to Mark
  9. Hail, Gracious Source of Every Good
  10. Hasten, Lord, the Glorious Time
  11. How Blest Are They Who Daily Prove
  12. How Blest the Children of the Lord
  13. Jehovah, Great and Awful Name
  14. Jehovah Reigns, O Earth, Rejoice
  15. Jesus, Lord, to Thee We Sing
  16. Lord, Who Hath Redeemed Our Souls, The
  17. O All Ye Lands, Rejoice in God
  18. O God Our Strength, to Thee Our Song
  19. O Praise Our Great and Gra­cious Lord
  20. O Thou Whom Heaven’s Bright Host Revere
  21. On Thy Church, O Power Divine
  22. Our Blest Re­deem­er, ere He Breathed
  23. Praise the Lord, Our Mighty King
  24. Spirit of Peace, Who as a [Celestial] Dove
  25. Sweet Is the Work, O Lord
  26. That Thou, O Lord, Art Ever Nigh
  27. Thou by Whose Strength the Mountains Stand
  28. When Dangers Press and Fears Invade
  29. Who, O Lord, When Life Is O’er
  30. Whom Have We, Lord, in Heaven But Thee
  31. Wide, Ye Heavenly Gates, Unfold
  32. With Hearts In Love Abounding
  33. With Joy We Hail the Sac­red Day
  34. Vainly Through the Night the Ranger

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