Living for God's Glory

Teach me, my God and King, Thy will in all to see

Author: John Ellerton
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: John Ellerton

John Ellerton (b. London, England, 1826; d. Torquay, Devonshire, England, 1893) Educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man and at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1851. He served six parishes, spending the longest time in Crewe Green (1860-1872), a church of steelworkers and farmers. Ellerton wrote and translated about eighty hymns, many of which are still sung today. He helped to compile Church Hymns and wrote its handbook, Notes and Illustrations to Church Hymns (1882). Some of his other hymn texts were published in The London Mission Hymn Book (1884). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Teach me, my God and King, Thy will in all to see
Title: Living for God's Glory
Author: John Ellerton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns #352

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