Henry Alline

Life

Born: 14 June 1748

Died: 2 February 1784

Biography

Henry Alline, born at Newport, Rhode Island, was an itinerant preacher throughout Maritime Canada and northeastern New England, but is particularly associated with Nova Scotia: the third edition of his Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Dover: Samuel Bragg Jr., 1797) contains 488 hymns, although the last of one these is not by Alline himself, and is marked 'By B.R.'.

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• Adieu to earth with all your joy (Hymn 76, Book 3, 1786) – Yarmouth (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
• Hard heart of mine, O that the Lord (Hymn 19, Book 1, 1798 – Sunbury (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
• Jesus the Lord forever reigns (Hymn 79, Book 3, 1786) – Sweden (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
• Now can my soul in God rejoice (Hymn 65, Book 4, 1786)

Confidence (Oliver Holden) 4 vo. 1796

Now can my soul in God rejoice (J. West) 4 vo. 1807

• O how distressing was the scene (Hymn 8, Book 3, 1786) – Vienna (Samuel Holyoke) 3 vo. 1791
• Soon shall I quit this mortal shore (Hymn 86, Book 3, 1786) – Deliverance (Oliver Holden) 3 vo. 1793
• Too mean this little globe for me (Hymn 39, Book 5, 1786) – Edenvale (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
• Why will ye die, O wretched man (Hymn 7, Book 2, 1798) – Cyrene (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791

Publications

• Alline, Henry. 1786. Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. Boston: Peter Edes. Second Edition, 1795. Third Edition, 1797. Fourth Edition, 1802.

External links

• Third edition (1797) of Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, at the Internet Archive