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American hymnwriter (1849–1919) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julia Harriette Johnston (1849–1919) was a Presbyterian teacher, author, and musician who wrote the lyrics to the song, "Grace Greater Than All Our Sin".
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| Born | January 21, 1849 Salineville, Ohio |
| Died | March 6, 1919 (aged 70) Peoria, Illinois |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, writer, musician |
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Johnston was born on January 21, 1849, in Salineville, Ohio, United States, but lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania most of the first six years of her life, while her father pastored a church there.[1][2][3] At the age of six she moved with her family to Peoria, Illinois where her father was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Peoria.[4] Her mother and grandmother were poets, and Julia Johnston originally wrote verse under the pen name, "Juniata."[3] In addition to authoring over 500 hymns, Johnston worked as a Sunday school superintendent and teacher for over forty years and served as president of the Presbyterian Missionary Society.[4] Johnston wrote the lyrics to "Grace Greater Than All Our Sin" and Daniel B. Towner (1850 – 1919) wrote the music. In 1911, the song was published in Hymns Tried and True.[5][4] The song describes the Christian idea of grace and justification by faith articulated in Paul's Letter to the Romans in Verses 5:1-2 and 14-16.[4]
She died in Peoria, Illinois on March 6, 1919, and was buried there.[1][2]
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