Mason, John. The known facts of his life are scanty. He was the son of a Dissenting Minister, and the grandfather of John Mason, the author of A Treatise on Self-Knowledge. He was educated at Strixton School, Northants, and Clare Hall, Cambridge. After taking his M.A., he became Curate of Isham; and in 1668, Vicar of Stantonbury, Bucks. A little more than five years afterwards he was appointed Rector of Water-Stratford. Here he composed the volume containing The Songs of Praise, his paraphrase of The Song of Solomon, and the Poem on Dives and Lazarus, with which Shepherd's Penitential Cries was afterwards bound up. This volume passed through twenty editions. Besides the Songs of Praise, it contains six Penitential Cries by Mason, and it i… Go to person page >
Display Title: There is a stream, there is a stream, there is a stream whose gentle flow SuppliesFirst Line: There is a stream, there is a stream, there is a stream whose gentle flow SuppliesAuthor: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John MasonDate: 1869
Display Title: There is a stream, there is a stream, there is a stream whose gentle flowFirst Line: There is a stream, there is a stream, there is a stream whose gentle flowAuthor: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John MasonDate: 1857
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