1807–1835

Introduction

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Born: May 9, 1807, Os­sett, York­shire, Eng­land.

Died: March 7, 1835, Brad­ford, York­shire, Eng­land, of tu­ber­cu­lo­sis.

Buried: Hor­ton Lane Cha­pel, Brad­ford, Eng­land.

Biography

Taylor went to school in Brad­ford and Man­che­ster, and worked for a mer­chant and a print­er.

He lat­er stu­died at Aire­dale In­de­pen­dent Col­lege (now part of Brad­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty), then pas­tored at How­ard Street Cha­pel in Shef­field (1830–31).

His hymns and po­ems were pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in Mem­oirs and Se­lect Re­mains, 1836.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Earth with Her Ten Thou­sand Flow­ers
  2. I’m but a Stran­ger Here
  3. Savior and Lord of All
  4. There Was a Time When Child­ren Sang
  5. Yes, It Is Good to Wors­hip Thee
  6. Yes, There Are Lit­tle Ones in Hea­ven