Thomas Rowe

Row, Thomas, born in 1786, was for many years a Baptist minister at Hadleigh, in Suffolk, and Little Gransden, Cambs., and was well known to most of the Calvinistic congregations in the Eastern Counties. He was very singular and methodical in his habits, and for 30 years was a frequent contributor of hymns and other compositions to the Gospel Herald. He died Jan. 3, 1868. Mr. Row published two volumes of hymns. The first was entitled, Concise Spiritual Poems, or Evangelical Hymns on Various Subjects, for the private use of Christians, and also adapted for Public Worship,, London, 1817. This was called Book I., and comprised 529 hymns. Book II., including 543 hymns, was pub. in 1822, as Original and Evangelical Hymns on a great variety of subjects, for Private and Public Worship, by Thomas Bow, Minister of the Gospel, Hadleigh, Suffolk. Many of these hymns are to be found in Parrott's Selections. From a Calvinistic point of view they are sound in sentiment, but possess little poetic merit. [Rev.W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]

From his Concise Spiritual Poems, 1817, the following hymns have passed into Snepp's Songs of Grace and Glory, 1872:—
1. Awake, my warmest powers. Jesus the Divine Advocate.
2. Awake, O heavenly Wind. To the Holy Spirit.
3. God knows our secret thoughts and words. Omniscience.
4. Gracious God of our salvation. Holy Trinity.
5. How can a mortal tongue express. Holy Trinity.
6. In the Godhead all perfection. Holy Trinity.
7. In vain must sleepy sinners think. The Being of God.
8. Jehovah's will is found. The Will of God.
9. Like wind the Spirit gently blows. Power of the Holy Ghost.
10. Now, Thou faithful, gentle Spirit. Holy Spirit— The Guide.
11. Supremely sweet is sovereign love. The Love of God.
12. The great eternal Spirit comes. The Holy Spirit.
13. The Holy Spirit did engage. Election.
14. The Sacred Spirit comes to take. Work of the Holy Spirit.
15. Thou dear and great mysterious Three. Holy Trinity.
16. Thou great, mysterious Lord. Holy Trinity.
17. To God, the Holy Ghost. Personality of the Holy Ghost.
18. You have not chosen me. Election.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)