Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 28 · Olney and Its Hymn Writers · Page 46 in print
Olney Hymns
In his preface, Newton wrote that the hymns were meant partly to preserve the memory of his close friendship with Cowper. The project was formed in 1771.
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The words
Buckland
The bookseller named J. Buckland.
Dedication
Newton’s address to the local community. Newton dedicated the book particularly to his friends in the parish and neighborhood of Olney.
Eclogue
A pastoral poem by Virgil quoted at the front.
Friendship
The friendship the collection was meant to commemorate, according to Newton’s preface.
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Happy Change
Title of a Cowper hymn written in 1764 at St Albans.
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Johnson
The bookseller named J. Johnson.
Manuscript
A handwritten text before publication. Newton’s preface explains that the volume gathers hymns previously circulated in manuscript.
Oliver
The printer named W. Oliver.
Olney Hymns
Olney Hymns, in Three Books was printed and sold in London in 1779 (MDCCLXXIX) by W. Oliver of No. 12, Bartholomew Close.
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Prayer Meeting
Gatherings for which Cowper wrote a hymn in 1769.
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Retirement
Title of a Cowper hymn written in 1764.
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Revelation
The biblical book quoted in the title-page epigraph.
Scripture
Biblical texts organizing the first book. The first division is ordered by scripture passages.
Spiritual Life
The subject of the third book.
Virgil
Roman poet quoted in the epigraph.
Sources
- Olney Hymns (1779), full textChristian Classics Ethereal Library
- Dictionary of Hymnology: Olney HymnsChristian Classics Ethereal Library (Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology)