Hymn Story: Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me
“Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me” was written by Julie Katharina von Hausmann. She was born in 1826 in Riga, Latvia. She worked as a governess, but later cared for her father, who had…
Hymn Story: Take Thou My Hand, O Father
Happy Father’s Day! Take Thou My Hand, O Father was written by Julie Katharina von Hausmann, a Baltic German Poet (born 1825). Daughter of a teacher she became a governess until ill health forced her…
Hymn Story: Lord Take My Hand and Lead Me
Lord Take My Hand and Lead Me was written by Julie Katharina von Hausmann. She was born in 1826 in Riga {now in Latvia}. Her father was a teacher and after he went blind, she…