1817–1893

Introduction

Born: 1817, Eng­land.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 16, 1893.

Buried: Oak­lands Ce­me­te­ry, West Ches­ter, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Biography

William was the son of Ri­chard New­ton, Sr., and Eli­za­beth Hu­ett; hus­band of Sar­ah Ev­ans; and un­cle of hym­nist Will­iam Wil­ber­force New­ton.

He was pas­tor of the Re­formed Epis­co­pal Church of the Sure Foun­da­tion, West Ches­ter, Penn­syl­van­ia. He was al­so on the 1884 Hym­nal Com­mit­tee of the Re­formed Epis­co­pal Church.

He was a po­et of much abi­li­ty, and the au­thor of a num­ber of books up­on re­li­gious and sci­en­ti­fic sub­jects.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Christ Is Ris­en from the Dead
  2. Come, My Soul, by Sin Op­pressed
  3. Come, My Soul, Ex­pa­ti­ate Free­ly
  4. Father of Light and Love!
  5. God of the Peo­ple
  6. Gospel Comes to Guil­ty Men, The
  7. How Wond­rous Is the Grace
  8. In Vain the Spi­rit Seeks to Find
  9. Jesus, My One, Pre­vail­ing Plea
  10. Lord Doth Build Up Je­ru­sa­lem, The
  11. Lord of the Ev­er­last­ing Name
  12. My God, My Ev­er­last­ing Friend
  13. O Praise Ye the Lord, for His Mer­cies Are Great
  14. O, Lord, O Lord Our Gov­er­nor
  15. Peace Is the Ev­en Tide of Love
  16. Rock of Ag­es, Let Me Be
  17. Sing to the Lord, Who Con­quered

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