John Newton (hymnwriter)

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.

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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)

Musical settings of literary works

All references are from Olney Hymns, 1779

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound (H.41, Bk.1, C. M.) Traditional 2,4 vo. John Jenkins Husband 3 vo. 1790 Beside the gospel pool (H.112, Bk.1, C. M.) Oliver Holden 4 vo. 1800 Bless, O Lord, the opening year (H.9, Bk.2, St.2, 77. 77.) Nehemiah Shumway 4 vo. 1793 Day of judgment, day of wonders (H.77, Bk.2, 87. 87. 47.) Nehemiah Shumway 4 vo. 1793 Glorious things of thee are spoken (H.60, Bk.1, 87.87.D) Alexander Johnson 3-4 vo. 1818 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (H.57, Bk.1, C. M.) Rod Mather 4 vo. 1988 How tedious and tasteless the hours (H.46, Bk.1, L. M. D.) Samuel Babcock 3 vo. 1803 Stephen Jenks 3,4 vo. 1805 I saw one hanging from a tree (H.57, Bk.2, St.2, C. M.) Thurlow Weed 4 vo. 2009 Jesus! my shepherd and my friend (H.57, Bk.1, St.5, C. M.) Samuel Babcock 3 vo. 1803

Let us love, and sing, and wonder (H.82, Bk.3, 87. 87. 77.) Samuel Babcock 3,4 vo. 1795 My harp untuned, and laid aside (H.52, Bk.2, L. M.) Oliver Holden 3,4 vo. 1800 Sweeter sounds than music knows (H.37, Bk.2, 77. 77.) Rod Mather 4 vo. 2001 Take down thy long neglected harp (H.52, Bk.2, St.6, L. M.) Oliver Holden 3 vo. 1803 The birds without barn (H.7 Bk. 1, st. 2, 55. 55. 65. 65.) Samuel Babcock 3 vo. 1795 Though troubles assail (H.7, Bk.1, 55. 55. 65. 65.) Samuel Holyoke 3 vo. 1804 Tis a point I long to know (H.119, Bk.1, 77. 77.) Oliver Holden 4 vo. 1793 With pleasing grief and mournful joy (H.57, Bk.2, St.8, C. M.) Oliver Holden 4 vo. 1800

Publications

• Newton, John. 1779. Olney Hymns. London: T. Wilkins. 376 pp. Many hymns written by William Cowper, these marked with a C.

External links

• Scan of Third Edition of Olney Hymns
• Transcription of Olney Hymns from Christian Classical Ethereal Library