Harriet Auber | |
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Born | Spitalfields, Middlesex, England | 4 October 1773
Died | 20 January 1862 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 88)
Resting place | Hoddesdon |
Occupation | poet, hymnist |
Language | English |
Genre | poems, hymns |
Notable works | The Spirit of the Psalms: Or, a Compressed Version of Select Portions of the Psalms of David, Adapted to Christian Worship |
Partner | Mary Jane McKenzie |
Harriet Auber (4 October 1773 — 20 January 1862) was an English poet and hymnist. She is best remembered for her collection The Spirit of the Psalms,[1] published in 1829, and for her hymn "Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed," a treatise on the Holy Spirit and his work.[2]