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 gone blind. After his deatih in 1864, she lived with her sisters in Germany, Southrn France, and St. Petersburg, Russia. Her hymn “Lord, Take My […]

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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 cared for him until his death. She then went to live with her sisters in Ger­ma­ny, Southern France and St. Petersburg, Russia.  Julie never married […]

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