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Born: 1835, Chatham, Kent, England.
Coster studied for the Congregational ministry at New College, London. He was ordained in 1859 at Newport, Essex, and held pastorates at Barnstaple, Hull, South Norwood, and Whitby. In addition to many sermons and tracts, he published:
- Lorrin and Other Poems, 1859
- Pastors and People, 1869
- The Rhyme of St. Peter’s Fall, 1871
- Allegories, 1878
- Poems and Hymns, 1882
Coster also contributed several poems on Scripture characters to the Poet’s Bible, and edited, in 1869, Temperance Melodies and Religious Hymns.
Hymns:
- Doest Thou Bow Beneath the Burden
- From North and South and East and West
- Lord of the Sea! Afar from Land
- March On, O Soul, with Strength
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