Born: March 3, 1841, Li­ver­pool, Eng­land.

Daugh­ter of S. M. Bul­ley of Li­ver­pool, and grand­daugh­ter of Thom­as Raf­fles, Em­ma was mar­ried in 1874 to Rev. E. Arm­i­tage, who was (as of 1891), The­o­lo­gic­al Pro­fess­or at the Con­gre­ga­tion­al Unit­ed Coll­ege at Brad­ford, Eng­land. Her works in­clude:

• The Child­hood of the Eng­lish Na­tion
• The Con­nect­ion of Eng­land and Scot­land
• The Ed­u­ca­tion of a Christ­ian Home
• A Service of Song ti­tled The Gar­den of the Lord (Lon­don: No­vel­lo, 1881)

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Lyrics

1. Day of Pray­er Is Ending, The
2. Eternal Love, Whose Law Doth Sway
3. Except the Lord the Temple Build
4. In Our Dear Lord’s Garden
5. It Is the Lord Himself Who Tends
6. March on, March On, Ye Sol­diers True
7. Not Only for the Goodly Fruit-Trees Tall
8. O Father, in Thy Father’s Heart
9. O Lord of All, We Bring to Thee Our Sacri­fice of Praise
10. O Lord of Hosts, the Fight Is Long
11. O Lord of Life, and Love, and Pow­er
12. Praise Be to God, Who Bids the Earth
13. Praise for the Garden of God upon Earth
14. Though Home Be Dear, and Life Be Sweet