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Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar

1808–1889

Free Church Minister & Hymn Writer

Scottish minister and prolific hymnist of evangelical devotion

Biography

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish minister, preacher, and hymn writer associated with the Free Church of Scotland. Remembered as a prolific hymnodist, he combined pastoral ministry with devotional poetry and hymn writing that served the church in the nineteenth century. His hymns and writings reflect evangelical seriousness, doctrinal concern, and pastoral warmth.

Faith & Testimony

Bonar’s Christian identity is exceptionally clear: he was an ordained minister, a preacher, and one of the best-known hymn writers of the Free Church tradition. He is an obvious SDG fit as a historical Christian hymn writer whose public life was inseparable from Christian ministry.

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