Samuel Trevor Francis
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Samuel Trevor Francis was an English lay preacher and hymn writer, with the Plymouth Brethren
. He is best known as the author of the hymn "Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
". He earned his living as a merchant.
Plymouth Brethren
The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is...
. He is best known as the author of the hymn "Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
"Oh the Deep Deep, Love of Jesus" is a well-known Christian hymn, written by the London merchant Samuel Trevor Francis. Francis had a spiritual turning point as a teenager, contemplating suicide one night on a bridge over the River Thames...
". He earned his living as a merchant.