Real name: Frederick Martin Lehman

Lehman emigrated to America with his family at age four, settling in Iowa, where he lived most of his childhood. Studying for the ministry at Northwestern College in Naperville, IL, he became a Nazarene minister and served churches in Audubon, IA, and New London, IN.
However, the majority of his life was devoted to writing sacred songs. His first was produced while living in Iowa, in 1898.
In 1911, he moved to Kansas City, MO, where he helped to found the Nazarene Publishing House. He spent his latter years in California.
Born: August 7, 1868, at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Died: February 20, 1953, at Pasadena, California, USA