1808 - 1863 Person Name: Jane Crewdson, 1809-1863 Author of "Lord, We Know That Thou Art Near Us" in The Cyber Hymnal Crewdson, Jane, née Fox, daughter of George Fox, of Perraw, Cornwall, was born at Perraw, October, 1809; married to Thomas Crewdson, of Manchester, 1836; and died at Summerlands, near Manchester, Sept. 14, 1863. During a long illness Mrs. Crewdson composed her works published as:—
(1) Lays of the Reformation, 1860. (2) A Little While, and Other Poems (posthumous), 1864. (3) The Singer of Eisenach, n.d.; and (4) Aunt Jane's Verses for Children, 1851. 2nd ed. 1855, 3rd 1871.
From these works nearly a dozen of her hymns have come into common use. The best known are, "O for the peace which floweth as a river," and "There is no sorrow, Lord, too light." In addition to these and others which are annotated under their respective first lines, there are the following in various collections:
1. Give to the Lord thy heart. 1864. Offertory.
2. How tenderly Thy hand is laid . 1864. Resignation.
3. Looking unto Jesus. 1864. Jesus All in All.
4. Lord, we know that Thou art near us. 1864. Resignation.
5. 0 Saviour, I have naught to plead. 1864. During Sickness. These plaintive lines were written a short time before her death.
6. 0 Thou whose bounty fills my cup. 1860. Peace.
7. The followers of the Son of God. 1864. The Daily Cross.
8. Though gloom may veil our troubled skies. 1864. Resignation.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Crewdson, Jane, p. 268, ii. The following additional hymns by Mrs. Crewdson have recently come into common use through The Baptist Church Hymnal, 1900:—
1. For the sunshine and the rain. Harvest.
2. O Fount of grace that runneth o'er. Public Worship.
3. There is an unsearchable joy. Joy in God.
4. When I come with troubled heart. Prayer.
These hymns are all from her A Little While, and Other Poems, 1864.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Crewdson, Jane, née Fox, p. 269, i. From her A Little While, and Other Poems, 1864, are:—
1. I've found a joy in sorrow. Power of Faith.
2. One touch from Thee, the Healer of diseases. Christ the Healer.
3. Tis not the Cross I have to bear. Faith desired .
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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