Jan­u­a­ry 8, 1720, Read­ing, Berk­shire, Eng­land.

Jan­u­a­ry 5, 1769, Read­ing, Berk­shire, Eng­land.

St. Laurence Church, Read­ing, Berk­shire, Eng­land.

Educated at Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty, Mer­rick be­came a Fel­low of Trin­i­ty Coll­ege. He took Ho­ly Or­ders, but was un­a­ble to work in a par­ish due to ill health. His works in­clude:

• Messiah, a Di­vine Es­say, 1734
• The De­struct­ion of Troy, 1742
• Po­ems on Sac­red Sub­jects (Ox­ford, Eng­land: 1763)
• The Psalms of Da­vid Trans­lat­ed or Par­a­phrased in Eng­lish Verse (Read­ing, Eng­land: J. Car­nan and Co., 1765)

• Frost, p. 561
• Julian, pp. 725-6
• Robinson, p. 26

1. Author Good, to Thee We Turn
2. Blest In­struct­or, from Thy Ways
3. Descend, O Lord! From Hea­ven Des­cend
4. Eternal God, We Look to Thee
5. Far as Cre­a­tion’s Bounds Ex­tend
6. Festal Morn, My God, Is Come, The
7. God of My Strength, the Wise, the Just
8. He Who with Gen­er­ous Pi­ty Glows
9. How Plea­sant, Lord, Thy Dwell­ings Are
10. Lift Up Your Voice and Thank­ful Sing
11. Lo, My Shep­herd’s Hand Di­vine
12. Lord, My Strength, to Thee I Pray
13. Morn and Eve Thy Praise Re­sound, The
14. My Heart Its Nob­lest Theme Has Found
15. O Let Me, Hea­ven­ly Lord Ex­tend
16. O Turn, Great Rul­er of the Skies
17. Praise, O Praise, the Name Di­vine
18. Sing, Ye Sons of Might, O Sing
19. Teach Me, O Teach Me, Lord, Thy Way
20. ’Tis Enough, the Hour Is Come
21. To Thy Pas­tures, Fair and Large