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Created page. He wrote many hymns, but I've only listed a few.
<sub>''This is an article regarding the [[Congregational]] minister, not to be confused with the fictitious character by this name in the [[Atom comics]]''</sub><br />
'''Ray Palmer''' was a [[Congregational]] minister, who was the son of Judge Thomas Palmer.<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> Although he held several different positions in several [[church]]es, he is perhaps best remembered for the [[hymn]]s he wrote.
==Background==
Ray Palmer, the son of Judge Thomas Palmer, was born on November 12, 1808, in the small town of Little Compton, Rhode Island. He attend [[Phillips Academy Andover]], then went to [[Yale University]] (when it was still a [[Christian]] collage) and graduated in 1820. He then became pastor of the Congregational Church at Bath, Maine (from 1835 to 1850), then the First Congregational Church of Albany, N. Y. (from 1850 to 1865).<ref name="ccel">http://www.ccel.org/ccel/nutter/hymnwriters.Palmer_R.html</ref>
==Some of Ray Palmer's Hymns==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Date !! Trinity Hymnal (1990) number !! Worshiping Church (1990) number
|-
| My faith looks up to Thee || 1830<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || 528<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 552<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts || 1858<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || 646<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 121<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| O Christ our King, Creator Lord || 1858<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || ||
|-
| Take me, 0 my Father, Take me || 1864<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> ||
|-
| My Faith Looks Up to Thee || || 528<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 552<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| Take Me, O My Father, Take Me || || 491<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> ||
|}
...and many more!
'''Ray Palmer''' was a [[Congregational]] minister, who was the son of Judge Thomas Palmer.<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> Although he held several different positions in several [[church]]es, he is perhaps best remembered for the [[hymn]]s he wrote.
==Background==
Ray Palmer, the son of Judge Thomas Palmer, was born on November 12, 1808, in the small town of Little Compton, Rhode Island. He attend [[Phillips Academy Andover]], then went to [[Yale University]] (when it was still a [[Christian]] collage) and graduated in 1820. He then became pastor of the Congregational Church at Bath, Maine (from 1835 to 1850), then the First Congregational Church of Albany, N. Y. (from 1850 to 1865).<ref name="ccel">http://www.ccel.org/ccel/nutter/hymnwriters.Palmer_R.html</ref>
==Some of Ray Palmer's Hymns==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Date !! Trinity Hymnal (1990) number !! Worshiping Church (1990) number
|-
| My faith looks up to Thee || 1830<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || 528<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 552<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts || 1858<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || 646<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 121<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| O Christ our King, Creator Lord || 1858<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> || ||
|-
| Take me, 0 my Father, Take me || 1864<ref name="hymnary">http://www.hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray</ref> ||
|-
| My Faith Looks Up to Thee || || 528<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> || 552<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref>
|-
| Take Me, O My Father, Take Me || || 491<ref name="songsandhymns">https://www.songsandhymns.org/people/detail/ray-palmer</ref> ||
|}
...and many more!