Merrill was a grad­u­ate of Rut­gers Coll­ege (BA 1887, MA 1890) and Un­ion The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary (BD 1890). He pas­tored at Pres­by­ter­i­an church­es in Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­sylv­ania; Chi­ca­go, Il­linois; and the Brick Pres­by­ter­i­an Church in New York Ci­ty (1911-1938). His works in­clude:

• Footings for Faith, 1915
• Christ­ian Interna­tionalism, 1919
• The Common Creed of Christ­ians, 1920
• The Freedom of the Preach­er, 1922
• Liberal Christ­ianity, 1925
• Prophets of the Dawn, 1927
• The Religious Value of Hymns (New York: The Hymn Society, 1931)
• The Way, 1933
• We See Jesus, 1934

Sources

Hymns

1. Lord, What a Change Within Us
2. Not Alone for Mighty Empire
3. Rise Up, O Men of God
4. We Knelt Before Kings

Music

1. Central Church
2. Chestnut Hill
3. Confidence
4. Republic
5. Soldiers of Christ