1757–1822

Introduction

Born: April 28, 1757, Col­che­ster, Es­sex, En­gland.

Died: Ap­ril 14, 1822.

Buried: Lincombe Vale, Som­er­set, Eng­land.

Biography

Butcher worked ini­tial­ly as a lin­en drap­er. Af­ter train­ing for the Uni­ta­ri­an min­is­try, he served at the Lea­ther Lane Cha­pel, Hol­born (1789) and Sid­bu­ry Vale, Sid­mouth (1798). He wrote 161 hymns, few of which are in mo­dern hym­nals.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Blest Is the Man That Fears the Lord
  2. Father of All, Where Shall We Find?
  3. Great God, as Sea­sons Dis­ap­pear
  4. Hosanna! Let Us Join to Sing
  5. With Deep­est Rev­er­ence at Thy Throne

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