John Newton's Olney Hymns - Softcover

Newton, John; Doe, Charles J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935626345 ISBN 13: 9781935626343

Publisher: Curiosmith, 2011

Synopsis

These hymns were written by John Newton in Olney, England and were originally published in 1779. This collection includes John Newton’s contribution of 281 hymns. Some favorite hymns by John Newton are “Amazing Grace,” “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken,” and “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.” To be faithful to John Newton's original intentions, this edition is uniform with the wording, punctuation, contractions and stanza formatting of the first edition "Olney Hymns" published by W. Oliver in 1779. Bible references are full text. Please note: The Olney Hymns (1779) were originally published without music. This edition is uniform with the first edition and contains no music. In those days hymns were sung using many different tunes that had the same meter. Music wasn’t commonly published in hymnbooks until well into the 1800’s.

About this title

About the Author:

JOHN NEWTON (1725–1807) was born in London, England. His father was a sailor with whom he spent many years at sea. On March 21, 1748, a stormy night at sea turned his heart toward God. He started a new life of prayer and Bible reading. Mary Catlett became his wife in 1750. He worked as a commandeer of a slave ship and then he became a tide surveyor in 1755. He started studying Greek and Hebrew and was sworn in as a deacon in 1764. He became the curate at Olney, England, a small town of farmers and lace makers. He had financial support from John Thornton of London, which allowed him many privileges for relief of the poor and to keep an hospitable open house. He was a swaying influence in the lives of many famous people. The book of hymns called "Olney Hymns" he wrote with his good friend William Cowper. He is most known for writing the hymn “Amazing Grace.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Curiosmith
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1935626345
• ISBN 13: 9781935626343
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182