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Julia H. Johnston
Born(1849-01-21)January 21, 1849
DiedMarch 6, 1919(1919-03-06) (aged 70)
Peoria, Illinois
Occupation(s)Teacher, writer, musician
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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".

Biography

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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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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gospel Song Writer Dies". The Salina Evening Journal. Peoria, Illinois. March 6, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Julia Harriette Johnston - Indelible Grace Hymnbook". Hymnbook.igracemusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Magazine of Poetry". Charles Wells Moulton. January 17, 1892. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d "History of Hymns: "Grace Greater than Our Sin"". Umcdiscipleship.org. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Grace Greater Than Our Sin". HymnTime.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2022.