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The Olney Hymns / ˈ oʊ n i / were first published in February 1779 and are the combined work of curate John Newton (1725–1807) and his poet friend William Cowper (1731–1800). The hymns were written for use in Newton's rural parish, which was made up of relatively poor and uneducated followers.
A collection of the poems Newton and Cowper had written for use in services at Olney was bound and published anonymously in 1779 under the title Olney Hymns. Newton contributed 280 of the 348 texts in Olney Hymns; "1 Chronicles 17:16–17, Faith's Review and Expectation" was the title of the poem with the first line "Amazing grace! (how sweet ...
The resulting volume, known as Olney Hymns, was not published until 1779 but includes hymns such as "Praise for the Fountain Opened" (beginning "There is a fountain fill'd with blood") [11] and "Light Shining out of Darkness" (beginning "God Moves in a Mysterious Way"), which remain some of Cowper's
The hymn was written by Newton after he had asked for assistance from his friend and neighbour, classical writer William Cowper, while he was the Church of England parish priest of Olney Church. [4] With Cowper's assistance, Newton was able to publish the Olney Hymns Hymnal, which included "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken", in 1779. [6]
The vicarage in Olney, [21] where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace". [22] In 1767, William Cowper, the poet, moved to Olney. He worshipped in Newton's church, and collaborated with the priest on a volume of hymns; it was published as Olney Hymns in 1779. This work had a great influence on English hymnology.
It was published in Olney Hymns in 1779. [1] Of a metaphorical nature, it focuses on the power of the name of Jesus. [2] It is often sung to the tune of Saint Peter by Alexander Reinagle and less frequently to Ortonville by Thomas Hastings. [3] A modern alternative tune is Rachel by Chris Bowater. [4]
[24] [25] From about 1800 parish churches started to use different hymn collections in informal service like the Lock Hospital Collection [26] (1769) by Martin Madan, the Olney hymns [27] (1779) by John Newton and William Cowper and A Collection of Hymns for the Use of The People Called Methodists(Wesley 1779) (1779) by John Wesley and Charles ...
William Cowper and John Newton, Olney Hymns, 66 by Cowper (marked "C" to distinguish them from Newtown's), another 282 by Newton; the work was popular, with many editions published [2] Robert Fergusson, Poems on Various Subjects, Part 2 of Poems 1773 [2] William Hayley, Epistle to Admiral Keppel, published anonymously [2]