Name Walter Smith | Role Poet | |
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Died September 19, 1908, Perthshire Education University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Grammar School, University of Edinburgh Books The Poetical Works of, Borland Hall, North Country Folk: Poe, Hilda Among the Broken G | ||
Immortal invisible god only wise by walter chalmers smith christian hymns
Rev Walter Chalmers Smith DD LLD (5 December 1824 – 19 September 1908), was a hymnist, poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland, chiefly remembered for his hymn "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise".
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- Immortal invisible god only wise by walter chalmers smith christian hymns
- Life
- Service
- Published works
- Hymns
- References
Life
He was born in Aberdeen and attended Marischal College at the University of Aberdeen and New College, Edinburgh.
He received the honorary degrees of D.D. and LL.D. He was mentioned in Lord Adam Gifford's will.
He is buried in the grave of his father-in-law, Rev James Monteith, in Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh. The grave lies just south of the central vaults.
Service
He was ordained pastor of the Chadwell Street Scottish Church, Pentonville, Islington, London, on Christmas Day, 1850. He later served at:
The Free Church of Scotland elected him its moderator during its Jubilee year in 1893. He was a distinguished preacher and a man of catholic sympathies.
Published works
He attained considerable reputation as a poet. Among his works are The Bishop's Walk (1861), Olrig Grange (1872), Hilda among the Broken Gods (1878), Raban (1880), Kildrostan (1884), and A Heretic (1890). Some of these were written under the names of "Orwell" and Hermann Kunst.