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William Denton

Short Name: William Denton
Full Name: Denton, William, 1815-1888
Birth Year: 1815
Death Year: 1888

Denton, William, M.A., born Mar. l, 1815, and educated at Worcester College, Oxford, B.A. 1844. Entering Holy Orders, he was successively curate of Bradfleld, Berks; Barking, Essex; and Shoreditch. In 1850 he became vicar of St. Bartholomew's, Cripplegate, London, died. Jan. 2, 1888. Mr. Denton was the author of well-known Commentaries on various parts of Holy Scripture. He was proprietor of The Church Hymnal, 1853, of which he was also joint editor with Canon W. Cooke.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)


TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by William Denton (16)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Be thyself, a nobler gospelWilliam Denton (Author)English5
Ever there floats before the realWilliam Denton (Author)2
I ask not, Nabobs, for your hallsWilliam Denton (Author)2
Man is more than house or townWilliam Denton (Author)2
Not an error, firm as AndesWilliam Denton (Author)2
O Thou, Who didst, with love untoldW. Denton (Author)English2
O Thou, Who through this holy weekW. Denton (Author (vs. 4))English2
Of all the lands, from east to westWilliam Denton (Author)2
The time has come to stand erectWilliam Denton (Author)3
The world is young, my brothersWilliam Denton (Author)3
There is a garden where evermore bloomWilliam Denton (Author)2
There's a song the rills are singingWilliam Denton (Author)3
'Tis true the world is very badWilliam Denton (Author)English3
'Tis wisest and best at all times to do rightWilliam Denton (Author)2
Truth is shining, earth's awakingWilliam Denton (Author)2
While ignorance darkens our heaven made soulWilliam Denton (Author)2
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