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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.260 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | "Luther's Hymn" |
| Date | 12 March 1864 |
| Author | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | The first stanza of Whittier's poem, "Luther's Hymn." It describes God's transformation of the country by ending slavery. Whittier compares the transformation to a furnace-blast that will "mould anew the nation." |
| Subjects | Religion Poetry Literature and Language Arts African American History Abolition Slavery Civil War |
| People | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) Luther, Martin (1483-1546) |
| Place written | Amesbury, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |