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O Savior of a world undone!

Author: Withington Appears in 10 hymnals Used With Tune: AND CAN IT BE?

AND CAN IT BE?

Appears in 71 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jeremiah Ingalls Incipit: 13212 32123 55565 Used With Text: O Savior of a world undone!

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O Savior of a world undone!

Author: Withington Hymnal: The Standard Church Hymnal #93 (1888) Languages: English Tune Title: AND CAN IT BE?

O Savior of a world undone

Author: L. Withington Hymnal: Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #552 (1869)

O Savior of a world undone

Author: L. Withington Hymnal: Songs for the Sanctuary #552 (1875)

1764 - 1838 Composer of "AND CAN IT BE?" in The Standard Church Hymnal Jeremiah Ingalls USA 1764-1838. Born at Andover, MA, his father died of hardships from the American Revolutionary War when he was thirteen. In VT, he worked as a farmer, Cooper, Taverner, and choirmaster. He mastered the bass viol (similar to a cello) and became a composer. He moved to Newbury, VT, in 1787, and in 1791 he married Mary (Polly) Bigelow of Westminster, MA, and they had eleven children (nine living to adulthood): Smith, Jeremiah, Joshua, Jeremiah, Mary, Moses, Elizabeth, John, Almyra, Isaac, and Hannah. He taught singing and began leading the singing at the First Congregational Church there. The choir became well-known, and people came from miles around to hear them sing. In 1800 he built and operated a tavern. He also worked as a cooper. In 1803 he became a deacon, and in 1805 he published a song book, “Christian Harmony”, that contained folk and popular songs with tunes used in spiritual songs sung in early religious revivals and campmeetings, some becoming hymns in later song books. It was said that at times he would be so immersed in his music that his livelihood suffered as a result. He was removed and excommunicated from his church in 1810, having a falling out with the church due to marriage infidelity that he refused to repent of. He ran his tavern for a number of years, but finally sold it and moved to Rochester, VT, in 1819, where he became the first choirmaster of the Church of Christ. His tenure there was successful, and he was a signer of the document establishing construction of the first church building in Rochester (1812). Later, his son, John, succeeded him as choirmaster there. the family’s last move was to a farm near Hancock, VT. He was described as short, portly, good-humored, and absentminded, and having a high voice, but singing bass well. His family was musical, some noted for their musical abilities. A singing society in VT was named for him and promoted singing events. Some of his music became well-known around the world. He died at Hancock, VT. Note: It is said that he wrote a letter to the First Congregational Church in Westminster 18 years after departing repenting of his infidelity (allegedly after his illegitimate son, Thomas, was of age, but the letter was lost in church records, although the church said they had received it. John Perry

Leonard Withington

1789 - 1885 Person Name: Withington Author of "O Savior of a world undone!" in The Standard Church Hymnal 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)