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
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- # 3 - Praise Ye The Lord (AL 27) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 19, 2024)
- # 4 - The Night Is Past (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 17, 2024)
- # 5 - My Redeemer (AL 24) (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 16, 2024)
- # 6 - Great Is The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 16, 2024)
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- # 8 - Christ The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 15, 2024)
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