Harriet McEwen Kimball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harriet McEwen Kimball

American poet, philanthropist, hospital co-founder

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1917

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Harriet McEwen Kimball (November 2, 1834 – September 3, 1917) was an American poet, hymnwriter, philanthropist, and hospital co-founder. Kimball a native and resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was the author of Hymns, (Boston, 1866); Swallow Flights of Song, (1874).
Her hymns included:— At times on Tabor's height (Faith arid Joy), Dear Lord, to Thee alone (Lent), It is an easy thing to say.
(Humble Service), We have no tears, Thou wilt not dry (Affliction).
She appeared in the Poets of Portsmouth (1864), and the Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit (1864), and others.
Several of Kimball's poems were included in Robert Hall Baynes' The Illustrated Book of Sacred Poems.“The Poetess of the Church” as she was long called, Kimball's life was largely devoted to literature and to church work.
She was one of that group of nineteenth century poets of which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was most prominent and which ministered so greatly to the American love of poetry and appreciation of it that the members of the group were in some sense literary pioneers.
Kimball was the last of the group to survive.