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I'm thinking of my sins

Author: Edward Payson Hammond Appears in 5 hymnals

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I'm thinking of my sins

Author: Edward Payson Hammond Hymnal: The Song Evangel #ad91 (1901)

I'm thinking of my sins

Author: Edward Payson Hammond Hymnal: Praises of Jesus #d37 (1865)

I'm thinking of my sins

Author: Edward Payson Hammond Hymnal: New Praises of Jesus #d52 (1869)

1831 - 1910 Author of "I'm thinking of my sins" Hammond, Edward Payson, was born at Ellington, Connecticut, Sep. 1, 1831. He edited Hymns of Prayer and Praise, and is the author of a few pieces in that and other evangelistic hymnals, including "Christian [Children] go and tell Jesus," and "I feel like singing all the time." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================ Born: September 1, 1831, Ellington, Connecticut. Died: August 14, 1910. Payson was converted when he heard Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed. He was educated at various American schools, and finished his theological education in Edinburgh, Scotland. In Scotland, he started to preach in places with no Christian activity, and he could see fruit of his work. At the end of 1861 he returned to America and preached in Chicago, Illinois, where he met Dwight Moody. In 1866 he and his wife traveled to Egypt, Palestine and Europe. While in Palestine, he wrote the hymn Gethsemane. He was very fond of preaching to the children, and was called "The Children’s Evangelist." His works include: Hymns of Prayer and Praise (editor) Jesus the Children’s Friend, 1864 New Praises of Jesus, 1869 The Armor Bearer: a Choice Collection of New and Popular Hymns and Music, with Warren Bentley (New York: William A. Pond, circa 1876) --hymntime.com/tch