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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #19
Display Title: Now May He Who from the Dead First Line: Now may He who from the dead Author: J. Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 77 77 Date: 1996 Subject: Invocation |
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #19
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Now May He Who from the Dead
Now may He Who from the dead
Author: John Newton (1779)Published in 183 hymnals
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Author: John Newton
John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >Arrangements
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The Cyber Hymnal #4559
Display Title: Now May He Who from the Dead First Line: Now may He who from the dead Tune Title: MERCY Author: John Newton Meter: 77.77 Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 100
The Cyber Hymnal #4559
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #387
Display Title: Now May He Who from the Dead First Line: Now may he who from the dead Tune Title: MERCY Author: John Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7. Scripture: Hebrews 13:20-21; Hebrews 13:21 Date: 1990 Subject: The Church | The Close of Worship
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #387
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