Born: De­cem­ber 31, 1856, Wher­well Pri­ory, Hants, Eng­land.

Died: June 11, 1931, Zan­zi­bar.

Educat­ed at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Ed­in­burgh (MB and CM, 1884), Palm­er was or­dained a dea­con in 1889, and priest in 1890. He served as As­sist­ant Cur­ate at St. Sav­iour’s, Leeds (1889-93); mis­sion­a­ry in Zan­zi­bar (1893-1902); As­sist­ant Cur­ate at St. John’s, Cleve­don (1902-4); Vi­car of Kir­ton-in-Hol­land (1904-16); R. D. of Hol­land W. (1910-16); Canon of Zan­zi­bar (1928); and Chap­lain to the Bi­shop of Zan­zi­bar (1926).

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Hymns

1. Yesu, Bin Mariamu
   • Jesu, Son of Mary
   • Think, O Lord, in Mercy