Frederick Martin Lehman (1868–1953) was a German-born hymn writer, minister, and publisher who made significant contributions to the field of Christian music.
He was born on August 7, 1868, in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, and emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of four.
Lehman pursued theological education at Northwestern College in Naperville, Illinois, and served ministries in Audubon, Iowa and New London, Indiana.
[1] In 1911, Lehman relocated to Kansas City, Missouri where he played a pivotal role in establishing the Nazarene Publishing House.
Throughout his lifetime, Lehman devoted himself to writing sacred songs, and his first hymn was composed during his tenure as a pastor in Kingsley, Iowa, in 1898.