Bunting, William Maclardie, son of Dr. Jabez Bunting, a well-known Wesleyan minister, was born at Manchester, Nov. 23,1805, and educated at the Wesleyan Schools at Woodhouse Grove, and Kingswood, and at St. Saviour's Grammar School, Southwark. In 1824 he entered the Wesleyan Ministry, and continued in active circuit work for twenty-five years. Failing health then compelled him to retire upon the Supernumerary list, when he took up his residence in London, and died there on Nov. 13, 1866. In addition to editing the Select Letters of Agnes Bulmer, &c, 1842, and engaging in other literary labours, he contributed hymns to the Methodist Magazine (under the nom de plume of Alec) from time to time, and specially 43 to Dr. Leifchild's Original Hymn… Go to person page >
Lowell Mason (PHH 96) arranged DENNIS and first published it in The Psaltery (1845), a hymnal he compiled with George. Webb (PHH 559). Mason attributed the tune to Johann G. Nageli (b. Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, 1773; d. Wetzikon, 1836) but included no source reference. Nageli presumably pu…
Display Title: Rites inefficaciousFirst Line: Rites cannot change the heartAuthor: William M. BuntingMeter: S. M.Scripture: Matthew 28:19Date: 1891Subject: Baptism | Adult; Baptism | Of the Holy Spirit; Grace | Regenerating; Ministry | Commission of
Display Title: Rites Cannot Change the HeartFirst Line: Rites cannot change the heartTune Title: DENNISAuthor: William M. BuntingMeter: SMSource: Leifchild's Original Hymns, 1842, titled "Father, Our Child We Place" The version below, starting at stanza four of the original, appeared in the American Methodist Episcopal Hymnal, 1878