In 1779, the Anglican minister John Newton and the poet William Cowper published "Olney Hymns." This now-legendary collection featured one entry that eventually emerged as perhaps the most beloved Christian hymn of all time. Newton, curate-in-charge at St Peter & St. Paul Church in Olney, England, and a former slave...
In 1779, the Anglican minister John Newton and the poet William Cowper published “Olney Hymns.” This now-legendary collection featured one entry that eventually emerged as perhaps the most beloved Christian hymn of all time. Newton, curate-in-charge at St Peter & St. Paul Church in Olney, England, and a former slave…
