Lydia and her sis­ter came to Christ with the help of Bap­tist mis­sion­ary Eben Tucker. Fol­low­ing their con­ver­sion, the Bax­ter girls helped found the lo­cal Bap­tist church. Af­ter Ly­dia mar­ried, she moved to New York Ci­ty. She was an in­va­lid most of her adult life, but that didn’t stop her ac­tive mind from stu­dy­ing the Bi­ble and writ­ing. In 1855, she pub­lished Gems by the Way­side, a book of de­vo­tion­al po­ems. In ad­di­tion, she of­ten host­ed meet­ings of re­li­gious lead­ers at her home.

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1. Cast Thy Net Again, My Brother
2. Gate Ajar for Me, The
3. Go, Work in My Vineyard
4. I’m Kneeling, Lord, at Mercy’s Gate
5. I’m Weary, I’m Fainting
6. In the Fadeless Springtime
7. Mas­ter Is Coming, The
8. One by One we Cross the River
9. Precious Name