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Short Name: Mrs. T. D. Crewdson
Full Name: Crewdson, T. D., Mrs., 1808-1863
Birth Year: 1808
Death Year: 1863

Crewdson, Jane, née Fox, daughter of George Fox, of Perraw, Cornwall, was born at Perraw, October, 1809; married to Thomas Crewdson, of Manchester, 1836; and died at Summerlands, near Manchester, Sept. 14, 1863. During a long illness Mrs. Crewdson composed her works published as:—
(1) Lays of the Reformation, 1860. (2) A Little While, and Other Poems (posthumous), 1864. (3) The Singer of Eisenach, n.d.; and (4) Aunt Jane's Verses for Children, 1851. 2nd ed. 1855, 3rd 1871.
From these works nearly a dozen of her hymns have come into common use. The best known are, "O for the peace which floweth as a river," and "There is no sorrow, Lord, too light." In addition to these and others which are annotated under their respective first lines, there are the following in various collections:
1. Give to the Lord thy heart. 1864. Offertory.
2. How tenderly Thy hand is laid . 1864. Resignation.
3. Looking unto Jesus. 1864. Jesus All in All.
4. Lord, we know that Thou art near us. 1864. Resignation.
5. 0 Saviour, I have naught to plead. 1864. During Sickness. These plaintive lines were written a short time before her death.
6. 0 Thou whose bounty fills my cup. 1860. Peace.
7. The followers of the Son of God. 1864. The Daily Cross.
8. Though gloom may veil our troubled skies. 1864. Resignation.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Crewdson, Jane, p. 268, ii. The following additional hymns by Mrs. Crewdson have recently come into common use through The Baptist Church Hymnal, 1900:—
1. For the sunshine and the rain. Harvest.
2. O Fount of grace that runneth o'er. Public Worship.
3. There is an unsearchable joy. Joy in God.
4. When I come with troubled heart. Prayer.
These hymns are all from her A Little While, and Other Poems, 1864.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Crewdson, Jane, née Fox, p. 269, i. From her A Little While, and Other Poems, 1864, are:—
1. I've found a joy in sorrow. Power of Faith.
2. One touch from Thee, the Healer of diseases. Christ the Healer.
3. Tis not the Cross I have to bear. Faith desired .

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Jane Crewdson (1808-1863) was a British poet, best known for her collections of poems. Born in Cornwall, part of the Fox family of Falmouth, Crewdson married a Manchester cotton manufacturer.

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