Samuel Wolcott (July 2, 1813 – February 24, 1886) was an American Congregationalist minister, missionary, and writer of hymns.

During that time, he saw the bombardment of Beirut by English and allied forces and Syria retaken from Mehemet Ali of Egypt.

Wolcott's experiences in the Middle East–including his work at Jerusalem, Damascus, and other areas in the Palestine–were published in several theological books.

The world to Christ we bring The poor and them that mourn, The faint and overborne, Sin-sick and sorrow-worn, His first wife died in Syria in 1841[2] and his health began to decline,[3] so he returned to the United States in 1843.

He had pastorates in Longfellow and Belchertown, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island; Chicago, and Cleveland.

[1] During that time, he wrote Memorial of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of some of his descendants.

[1] His daughter, Anna Louisa, established the elite Wolcott School for Girls in Denver.