A Har­vard grad­u­ate, Higginson pas­tored at Un­i­tar­i­an church­es in New­bur­y­port (1847-1850) and Wor­ces­ter (1852-1858). In 1858, he re­tired from the min­is­try and de­vot­ed him­self to lit­er­a­ture. Du­ring the Amer­i­can civ­il war, he was a col­o­nel in the first Af­ri­can-Amer­i­can re­gi­ment raised in South Car­o­li­na. He was a lead­ing con­trib­u­tor to the At­lan­tic Month­ly and al­so pro­duced:

• Out­door Pa­pers, 1863
• Malbone, 1869

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Hymns

1. Land Our Fathers Left to Us, The
2. No Human Eyes Thy Face May See
3. Past Is Dark with Sin and Shame, The
4. To Thine Eternal Arms, O God