Thine Arm, O Lord

Edward Plumptre (1866)

The more I learn of English hymn writers of the nineteenth century, the more I stand abashed — the learning, the broad human experiences, the Christian action in the world, the devotion to God! And yet I’m delighted to find I that I do have a few things in common with Edward Hayes Plumptre, the author of our Hymn of the Week, “Thine Arm, O Lord.” My f…