Withington, Leonard, D.D., was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1789, and graduated at Yale 1814. He was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Newburyport, Massachusetts, from 1816, and died there, April 22, 1885. His hymn, "O Saviour of a world undone" (Passiontide), appeared in E. Nason's Congregational Hymn Book 1857. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Display Title: O Saviour of a world undone!First Line: O Saviour of a world undone!Meter: L. M. 6l.Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8Date: 1868Subject: Consecration | Of self to God; Imputation | ; The Way of Salvation | Repentance and Reception of Christ
Display Title: O Saviour of a world undone!First Line: O Saviour of a world undone!Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8Date: 1868Subject: Consecration | Of self to God; Imputation | ; The Way of Salvation | Repentance and Reception of Christ