William Robertson

Short Name: William Robertson
Full Name: Robertson, William, 1686-1745
Birth Year: 1686
Death Year: 1745

Robertson, William, was the son of David Robertson of Brunton in Fife. After finishing his University course he was licensed to preach in 1711. He is said to have been assistant to the minister of the Presbyterian Church of London Wall, London, before his settlement, in 1714, as parish minister of Borthwick, Midlothian. In 1733 he was appointed minister of Lady Yesters, Edinburgh, and in 1736 of Old Greyfriars, and died at Edinburgh, Nov. 16, 1745. He was in 1742 appointed a member of the Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which compiled the Translations and Paraphrases of 1745, and is said to have contributed 3 paraphrases which, in the 1781 collection, are numbered 25, "How few receive with cordial faith" (p. 536, ii.), 42, "Let not your hearts with anxious thoughts" (p. 672, i.), and 43 "You now must hear my voice no more.” [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Texts by William Robertson (10)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A little child the Savior cameRev. William Robertson, -1743 (Author)English8
Burdened with guilt, Lord, of sinners I'm chiefWm. Robertson (Author)English2
Fair as a beauteous tender flowerWilliam Robertson (Author)English3
How few receive with cordial faithWilliam Robertson (Author)2
Let not your hearts with anxious thoughtsW. Robertson (Author)English10
Lord Jesus, hold my handWilliam Robertson (Author)English2
Outside thy heart a Savior standsWm. Robertson (Author)English2
Rejected and despised of men, Behold! a man of woeWilliam Robertson (Author)English4
The Savior comes, no outward pompWilliam Robertson (Author)English10
You now must hear my voice no moreWm. Robertson (Author)English6
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