Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
English poet and hymnwriter (1805–1848) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (or Sally Adams)[1] (22 February 1805 – 14 August 1848) was an English poet and hymnwriter.[2] A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", reportedly played by the band as the RMS Titanic sank in 1912.
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Born | Sarah Fuller Flower (1805-02-22)22 February 1805 Old Harlow, Essex, England |
Died | 14 August 1848(1848-08-14) (aged 43) London, England |
Resting place | Foster Street, Essex, England |
Pen name | S.Y.[1] |
Occupation | Poet, hymnwriter |
Notable works | "Nearer, My God, to Thee" |
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Parents | Benjamin Flower (father) |
Relatives | William Fuller, Richard Fuller, Eliza Flower, Richard Flower, John Clayton |
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