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*''[[In evil long I took delight]]'' (H.57 Bk.2 C. M.) | *''[[In evil long I took delight]]'' (H.57 Bk.2 C. M.) | ||
::[[Pardoning Love (William Walker)|William Walker]] 3-4 vo. 1847-1867 | ::[[Pardoning Love (William Walker)|William Walker]] 3-4 vo. 1847-1867 | ||
*''[[Jesus Christ, the Lord's anointed]]'' (H.78 Bk.1 9 st. 87.87.11) | |||
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*''Jesus! my shepherd and my friend'' (H.57, Bk.1, St.5, C. M.) | *''Jesus! my shepherd and my friend'' (H.57, Bk.1, St.5, C. M.) | ||
::[[Watertown (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3 vo. 1803 | ::[[Watertown (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3 vo. 1803 |
Revision as of 03:57, 26 January 2020
Life
Born: 24 July 1725
Died: 21 December 1807
Biography
John Newton was an English clergyman and hymnwriter. Initially a sailor, he became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire in 1764. He collaborated with William Cowper on the hymnbook Olney Hymns, which was published in 1779, and became influential in the evangelical movement.
View the Wikipedia article on John Newton (hymnwriter).
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list below
- Abbot's Leigh (Andrew Sims)
- Good Physician (Oliver Holden)
- May the grace of Christ our Saviour (Heinrich Albert)
- Safely through another week (Johann Friedrich Samuel Döring)
John Newton hymns at CPDL
All references are from Olney Hymns, 1779
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John Newton hymns in Olney Hymns, 1779
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Publications
- Newton, John. 1779. Olney Hymns. London: T. Wilkins. 376 pp. Many hymns written by William Cowper, these marked with a C.