Author Bio Information
Byrom, John's bio information
Thursday, March 1, 1691 - Monday, September 26, 1763
Born: February 29, 1691, Old Shambles, Manchester, England.
Died: September 26, 1763, Manchester, England.
Buried: Jesus Chapel, Manchester Cathedral, England.
Byrom’s father was a linen draper in Manchester. Byrom attended King’s School, Chester, then went on to Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. and became a Fellow of Trinity College. But, declining to take Holy Orders, he resigned and soon after married his cousin, Elizabeth Byrom, against the wishes of both families. He earned a living by teaching shorthand, for which he invented his own system. In 1723, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. The following year, his brother died, and John inherited the family estates and returned to Manchester. He frequently visited Cheetham’s Hospital in Manchester, and wrote many hymns for the boys there.
Hymns
Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
My Spirit Longs for Thee
Translations
Come, Savior, Jesus, from Above
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/y/byrom_j.html
Died: September 26, 1763, Manchester, England.
Buried: Jesus Chapel, Manchester Cathedral, England.
Byrom’s father was a linen draper in Manchester. Byrom attended King’s School, Chester, then went on to Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. and became a Fellow of Trinity College. But, declining to take Holy Orders, he resigned and soon after married his cousin, Elizabeth Byrom, against the wishes of both families. He earned a living by teaching shorthand, for which he invented his own system. In 1723, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. The following year, his brother died, and John inherited the family estates and returned to Manchester. He frequently visited Cheetham’s Hospital in Manchester, and wrote many hymns for the boys there.
Hymns
Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
My Spirit Longs for Thee
Translations
Come, Savior, Jesus, from Above
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/y/byrom_j.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Only Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 2 - Sometime (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 3 - The Old-Time Way (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 4 - Take Your Burdens To Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 5 - Over There (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 6 - I Love Him (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 7 - Jesus Will (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 8 - Precious Hiding Place (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- # 9 - Thy Word Have I Hid In My Heart (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)
- #10 - He's The One (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 29, 2024)