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John Burton

Short Name: John Burton
Full Name: Burton, John, 1773-1822
Birth Year: 1773
Death Year: 1822

Burton, John, born 1773, in Nottingham, where he resided until 1813, when he removed to Leicester, at which town he died in 1822. He was a Baptist, a very earnest Sunday School teacher, and one of the compilers of the Nottingham Sunday School Union Hymn Book, 1812. This book reached the 20th edition in 1861. The 1st edition contains 43 hymns which have his signature. He is known almost exclusively by one hymn, "Holy Bible, book divine" (q.v.). He was also author of The Youth's Monitor, and other similar productions for the young. Robert Hall wrote a recommendatory preface to one of his works. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M. A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by John Burton (15)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, let us sing our Maker's praise,John Burton (Author)English1
Helga bibel bok sä kärJohn Burton (Author)1
Holy Bible, book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mineJohn Burton (Author)English447
Holy Father, send Thy blessingJ. Burton, sr. (Author)English1
None is like God, who reigns aboveJohn Burton (Author)English1
O Thou that hearest prayer, Attend our humble cryJohn Burton (Author)English1
Pilgrims we are and strangersJohn Burton (Author)English1
Santa Bíblia, meu prazerJohn Burton (baseado em)Portuguese1
Santa Biblia, nadiosanJohn Burton (Author)Tagalog1
Santa Biblia para miJohn Burton (Author)Spanish8
Savior, while my heart is tender, I would yield that heart to TheeJohn Burton, (1773-1822) (Arr. from)English3
ശുദ്ധ ദിവ്യ ഗ്രന്ഥമേ (Śud'dha divya granthamē)John Burton (Author)English1
Time is winging us awayBurton (Author)English135
Tu palabra es, oh SeñorJohn Burton (Author)Spanish2
Tu Palabra, ¡oh santo Dios!John Burton (Author)Spanish4
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