SOMERSET (Madan)

SOMERSET (Madan)

Composer: Martin Madan
Published in 1 hymnal


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Composer: Martin Madan

Madan, Martin, son of Colonel Martin Madan, and brother of Dr. Spencer Madan, sometime Bishop of Peterborough, was born in 1726. He was to have qualified for the Bar, but through a sermon by J. Wesley on the words "Prepare to meet thy God," the whole current of his life was changed. After some difficulty he received Holy Orders, and subsequently founded and became chaplain of the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner. He was popular as a preacher, and had no inconsiderable reputation as a musical composer. He ceased preaching on the publication of his work Thelyphthora, in which he advocated the practice of polygamy. He died in 1790. He published A Commentary on the Articles of the Church of England; A Treatise on the Christian Faith, &c, and:-… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SOMERSET (Madan)
Composer: Martin Madan
Incipit: 12316 66553 517
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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