Horatius Bonar (1808-1889), a distinguished Presbyterian minister, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, was ordained in 1837, and became a minister of the Established Church at Kelso. He later became one of the founders of the Free Church of Scotland. He was a voluminous writer of sacred poetry until his death. His devotional works greatly influenced the church in his day and his hymns continue to be sung in Protestant churches.
