John Hampden Gurney
John Hampden Gurney (15 August 1802 – 8 March 1862) was an Anglican clergyman and hymnist.
Life
Born the son of Sir John Gurney, Baron of the Exchequer in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, London, England, he was educated in Chobham, Surrey and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 3rd classic in 1824 and became M.A. in 1827.[1]
He was an active supporter of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and other religious societies. He died in London.
There is now a school named after him (Hampden Gurney C of E primary school) located in Nutford Place, London.
Service
- Curate of Lutterworth (1824–1844) (Listed as Stipendiary Curate, 1827)
- Rector of St. Mary's, Marylebone
- Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Published writings
- Church Psalmody: Hints for the Improvement of a Collection of Hymns (1853)
- A Collection of Hymns for Public Worship (1838), known as the Lutterworth Collection
- Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, Selected for Some of the Churches of Marylebone (1851) known as his Marlybone collection.
Selected hymns
His hymns include: We saw Thee not when Thou didst come, Lord, as to thy dear Cross we flee, and Yes, God is good.
References
Notes
- ^ "Gurney, John Hampden (GNY819JH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Sources
- Julian, John (June 1907). A Dictionary of Hymnology. London: John Murray. p. 474.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Bailey, Albert Edward (1950). The Gospel in Hymns. New York: Charles Scribner's sons. pp. 389–390.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Cyber Hymnal. "John Hampden Gurney". Retrieved 8 February 2007.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "Clergy of the Church of England: Parish (church): Lutterworth". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
