Heginbothom was for a short time min­is­ter of a Nonconformist con­gre­ga­tion in Sudbury, Suf­folk. Due to political and re­li­gious disputes which shook his con­gre­ga­tion, in whose origin he had no part, some mem­bers seceded and built another cha­pel. The stress affected his health, and he died af­ter serving less than three years. A number of his hymns were pub­lished posthumously, in:

• Hymns by the Late Rev. Ottiwell Heginbothom of Sudbury, Suf­folk (Sudbury: J. Burkett, 1794)

• Julian, p. 506

1. Blest Je­sus, When My Soar­ing Thoughts
2. Come Humble Souls; Ye Mourn­ers Come
3. Come Saints and Shout the Sav­ior’s Praise
4. Come, Shout Aloud the Fa­ther’s Grace
5. Father of Mer­cies, God of Love
6. God of Our Life! Thy Var­i­ous Praise
7. Great God, Let All Our Pow­ers
8. Hark, the Loud Trumpet of Our God
9. Hark, ’Tis Your Hea­ven­ly Fa­ther’s Call
10. I Ask Not Wealth, Nor Pomp, Nor Pow­er
11. Now Let My Soul, Eter­nal King
12. See, Mighty God, Be­fore Thy Throne
13. Sweet Peace of Con­sci­ence, Hea­ven­ly Guest
14. To thee, My Shep­herd, and My Lord
15. Unhappy City, Hadst Thou Known
16. When Sick­ness Shakes the Lan­guid Corse
17. Yes, I Will Bless Thee, O My God