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*''[[Amazing grace! how sweet the sound]]'' (H.41, Bk.1, C. M.) | *''[[Amazing grace! how sweet the sound]]'' (H.41, Bk.1, C. M.) | ||
::[[Amazing grace (Traditional)|Traditional]] 2, 4 vo. | ::[[Amazing grace (Traditional)|Traditional]] 2,4 vo. | ||
::[[Hephzibah (Amazing Grace) (John Jenkins Husband)|John Jenkins Husband]] 3 vo. 1790 | ::[[Hephzibah (Amazing Grace) (John Jenkins Husband)|John Jenkins Husband]] 3 vo. 1790 | ||
*''Beside the gospel pool'' (H.112, Bk.1, C. M.) | *''Beside the gospel pool'' (H.112, Bk.1, C. M.) | ||
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*''[[How tedious and tasteless the hours]]'' (H.46, Bk.1, L. M. D.) | *''[[How tedious and tasteless the hours]]'' (H.46, Bk.1, L. M. D.) | ||
::[[Placentia (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3 vo. 1803 | ::[[Placentia (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3 vo. 1803 | ||
::[[Sweet Prospect (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3, 4 vo. 1805 | ::[[Sweet Prospect (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] 3,4 vo. 1805 | ||
*''I saw one hanging from a tree'' (H.57, Bk.2, St.2, C. M.) | *''I saw one hanging from a tree'' (H.57, Bk.2, St.2, C. M.) | ||
::[[I saw one hanging from a tree (Thurlow Weed)|Thurlow Weed]] 4 vo. 2009 | ::[[I saw one hanging from a tree (Thurlow Weed)|Thurlow Weed]] 4 vo. 2009 | ||
*''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 | ||
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*''Let us love, and sing, and wonder'' (H.82, Bk.3, 87. 87. 77.) | *''Let us love, and sing, and wonder'' (H.82, Bk.3, 87. 87. 77.) | ||
::[[Omicron (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3, 4 vo. 1795 | ::[[Omicron (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3,4 vo. 1795 | ||
*''My harp untuned, and laid aside'' (H.52, Bk.2, L. M.) | |||
::[[Suspension (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3,4 vo. 1800 | |||
*''Sweeter sounds than music knows'' (H.37, Bk.2, 77. 77.) | *''Sweeter sounds than music knows'' (H.37, Bk.2, 77. 77.) | ||
::[[Sweeter sounds than music knows (Rod Mather)|Rod Mather]] 4 vo. 2001 | ::[[Sweeter sounds than music knows (Rod Mather)|Rod Mather]] 4 vo. 2001 | ||
*''Take down thy long neglected harp'' (H.52, Bk.2, St.6, L. M.) | *''Take down thy long neglected harp'' (H.52, Bk.2, St.6, L. M.) | ||
::[[Neglected Harp (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ::[[Neglected Harp (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] 3 vo. 1803 | ||
*''The birds without barn'' (H.7 Bk. 1, st. 2, 55. 55. 65. 65.) | |||
::[[Stowe (Samuel Babcock)|Samuel Babcock]] 3 vo. 1795 | |||
*''Though troubles assail'' (H.7, Bk.1, 55. 55. 65. 65.) | *''Though troubles assail'' (H.7, Bk.1, 55. 55. 65. 65.) | ||
::[[The Christian's Warrant (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 3 vo. 1804 | ::[[The Christian's Warrant (Samuel Holyoke)|Samuel Holyoke]] 3 vo. 1804 |
Revision as of 02:17, 20 January 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.
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)
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.