Author Bio Information
Cawood, John's bio information
Saturday, March 18, 1775 - Sunday, November 7, 1852
Born: March 18, 1775, Matlock, Derbyshire, England.
Died: November 7, 1852, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.
Born to poor parents, Cawood had little formal education as a child, but at age 18 he was engaged in the service of Rev. Mr. Cursham, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. In 1797, after three years of study under Cursham’s direction, Cawood entered St. Edmund Hall at Oxford. He graduated in 1801, took Holy Orders, and became successively Curate of Ribsford and Dowles, and Incumbent of St. Ann’s Chapel of Ease, Bewdley, Worcestershire. Nine of his 17 hymns appeared in Cotterill’s Selection, 8th edition, 1819. Three others appeared in Lyra Britannica, 1867.
Hymns
* Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast
Begin a Joyful Song
Behold Yon Wondrous Star
Blessed Father, Great Creator
Child of win** and Wrath I’m Born, A
Christians, the Glorious Hope Ye Know
Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?
Hark! What Mean Those Lamentations
In Israel’s Fame, by Silent Night
King o’er All Worlds the Savior Shone
Son of God, in Worlds on High, The
Trembling with Tenderest Alarms
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/a/cawood_j.html
* - Original wording was "Almighty God, Thy Word Is Sown" - written in 1819
** - Wine?
Died: November 7, 1852, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.
Born to poor parents, Cawood had little formal education as a child, but at age 18 he was engaged in the service of Rev. Mr. Cursham, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. In 1797, after three years of study under Cursham’s direction, Cawood entered St. Edmund Hall at Oxford. He graduated in 1801, took Holy Orders, and became successively Curate of Ribsford and Dowles, and Incumbent of St. Ann’s Chapel of Ease, Bewdley, Worcestershire. Nine of his 17 hymns appeared in Cotterill’s Selection, 8th edition, 1819. Three others appeared in Lyra Britannica, 1867.
Hymns
* Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast
Begin a Joyful Song
Behold Yon Wondrous Star
Blessed Father, Great Creator
Child of win** and Wrath I’m Born, A
Christians, the Glorious Hope Ye Know
Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?
Hark! What Mean Those Lamentations
In Israel’s Fame, by Silent Night
King o’er All Worlds the Savior Shone
Son of God, in Worlds on High, The
Trembling with Tenderest Alarms
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/a/cawood_j.html
* - Original wording was "Almighty God, Thy Word Is Sown" - written in 1819
** - Wine?
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Come, While The Saviour Calls (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 14, 2025 at 12:30:56pm)
- # 2 - Let the Saviour In 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 14, 2025 at 11:58:17am)
- # 3 - Come, Come to Jesus 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 13, 2025 at 10:16:19am)
- # 4 - Tell It Out 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 13, 2025 at 07:36:26am)
- # 5 - Glory To God In The Highest (Stebbins) (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 12, 2025 at 04:50:55pm)
- # 6 - Only Remembered (Smith) (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 11, 2025 at 07:48:53am)
- # 7 - Sleep Thy Last Sleep (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 09, 2025 at 06:55:33am)
- # 8 - Ye Must Be Born Again 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 08, 2025 at 07:55:13am)
- # 9 - Sleep! Holy Babe (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 07, 2025 at 02:48:14pm)
- #10 - Be Ye Strong in the Lord 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Jan 07, 2025 at 06:19:41am)