Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (or Sally Adams) (22 February 1805 – 14 August 1848) was an English poet and hymnwriter. A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", reportedly played by the band as the RMS Titanic sank in 1912.
Sarah Fuller Adams | |
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Sketch of Sarah, a copy of a now lost 1834 sketch by Margaret Gillies | |
| Born | Sarah Fuller Flower 22 February 1805 Old Harlow, Essex, England |
| Died | 14 August 1848 (aged 43) London, England |
| Resting place | Foster Street, Essex, England |
| Pen name | S.Y. |
| Occupation | Poet, hymnwriter |
| Notable works | "Nearer, My God, to Thee" |
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| Parents | Benjamin Flower (father) |
| Relatives | William Fuller, Richard Fuller, Eliza Flower, Richard Flower, John Clayton |
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