Lucy Evelina Akerman ( Metcalf; February 21, 1816 – February 21, 1874) was an American Unitarian writer. This daughter of Thomas Metcalf was born in

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and married Charles Akerman of

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. She also lived in

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. She wrote the hymn "Nothing but Leaves, the Spirit Grieves" (circa 1858) that was chiefly used by the Baptists. She died on her 58th birthday.

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* 1816 births 1874 deaths American Christian hymnwriters American women hymnwriters American women religious writers 19th-century American songwriters 19th-century American women composers 19th-century American women writers 19th-century American women musicians People from Wrentham, Massachusetts {{US-songwriter-stub