Sarah Bache (1771? – 23 July 1844), was an English hymn writer. She was born at

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, but brought up at

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by relatives named Laugher, members of the Rev. Thomas Belsham's congregation. Rev. Timothy Laugher, of Hackney (d. 1769), was her uncle, and she was a cousin of Joshua Tilt Bache. She moved to

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(before 1791, for she had attended the ministry of

Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher, English Separatist, separatist theologian, Linguist, grammarian, multi-subject educator and Classical libera ...

) and for many years kept the Islington School, in conjunction with a half-sister, Miss Penn. Another half-sister, Anna Penn, married the Rev. Lant Carpenter, LL.D. She was the author of the hymn ''See how he loved'', which first appeared in the Exeter collection in 1812, compiled by Dr. Carpenter. She died at Birmingham on 23 July 1844, at the age of 74.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Bache, Sarah English hymnwriters 1770s births 1844 deaths People from Bromsgrove English women hymnwriters

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