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*''Day of judgment, day of wonders'' (H.77, Bk.2, 87. 87. 47.) | *''Day of judgment, day of wonders'' (H.77, Bk.2, 87. 87. 47.) | ||
::[[Nixington (Nehemiah Shumway)|Nehemiah Shumway]] 4 vo. 1793 | ::[[Nixington (Nehemiah Shumway)|Nehemiah Shumway]] 4 vo. 1793 | ||
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::[[Jefferson (Alexander Johnson)|Alexander Johnson]] 3-4 vo. 1818 | ::[[Jefferson (Alexander Johnson)|Alexander Johnson]] 3-4 vo. 1818 |
Revision as of 22:01, 4 September 2017
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
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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.