Tappan was a clock maker, pas­tor, and evan­gel­ist. In 1822, he be­came Superintendent of the Amer­i­can Sun­day School Union. In 1849, he was or­dained as a Congrega­tional min­is­ter. His works in­clude:

• New Eng­land and Other Po­ems, 1819
• Po­ems, 1822
• Lyrics, 1822
• Poetry of the Heart, 1845
• Sac­red and Miscellaneous Po­ems, 1848
• Poetry of Life, 1848
• The Sun­day School and Other Po­ems, 1848
• Late and Early Po­ems, 1849
• Sac­red Po­ems, 1849
• Gems of Sac­red Poetry, 1860

Sources

Hymns

1. Ho­ly Be This as Was the Place
2. Ransomed Spirit to Her Home, The
3. There Is An Hour of Hallowed Peace
4. There Is An Hour of Peaceful Rest
5. ’Tis Midnight, and on Olive’s Brow
6. Wake, Isles of the South
7. When Sorrow Casts Its Shades Around Us
8. While the Solemn Note of Time