Smith, Walter Chalmers, DD (Glasgow), LLD (Aberdeen, Edinburgh) (M)

Surname: Smith
Forename(s): Walter Chalmers
b. 5 December 1824. d. 19 September 1908. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, hymnist, author, United Free Church minister. Alternative signatures: Walter C. Smith, Walter Smith. Pseudonyms: Orwell, Hermann Kunst. Born in Aberdeen, and studied at the University of Aberdeen. Minister of the United Free Church of Scotland (and became Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church). Biographical information: ODNB ; Reilly, Mid-Victorian Poetry, p. 427.

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 20
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Elder’s Daughter 1860-06 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14003
The Mystery 1860-08 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14016
The Revelation 1860-09 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14019
Musing 1860-12 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14027
Our First Lost 1863-05 Good Words Poet 1580
Rhoda; Or, the Whistle. Inscribed to the Hon. Lord Ardmillan 1863-07 Good Words Poet 1586
“Be near me, Lord, my light and stay” 1864 Good Words Poet 13899
“O Rose of Sharon! Fruitful Vine!” 1864 Good Words Poet 1623
“I filled me with the fear of Hell” 1865 Good Words Poet 16006
Devotional Musings 1865 Good Words Poet 1731
“Angels twain were sitting” 1865 Good Words Poet 1739
“O Pearl of price! my treasured hoard!” 1865 Good Words Poet 16005
In Dunblane Cathedral 1875 Good Words Poet 2524
In Dunblane Cathedral II. 1875 Good Words Poet 2529
In Dunblane Cathedral III. 1875 Good Words Poet 2567
Dorts. The Mason. A Character Sketch 1881 Good Words Poet 3898
Loch Coruisk 1881 Good Words Poet 3640
An Incident in Paris. Connected with Miss Leigh’s Mission Home 1882 Good Words Poet 3960
Nahum. Chiropodist. A Character Sketch 1883 Good Words Poet 3995
Jubilee 1887 Good Words Poet 5438