Short Name: | William Parkinson |
Full Name: | Parkinson, William, 1774-1848 |
Birth Year: | 1774 |
Death Year: | 1848 |
Parkinson, William, born in Frederick County, Maryland, Nov. 8, 1774, entered the Baptist ministry in 1798, was for some time Congress Chaplain, then pastor in New York City, &c. He died March 9, 1848. He published A Selection of Hymns and Sacred Songs, 1809 (known as Parkinson's Collection), and to it contributed 9 hymns (List in Burrage). Of these “Come, dear brethren in the Saviour" (Prayer Meeting) is still in common use.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Hymnals by William Parkinson (2) | As | Publication Year |
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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: designed (especially the former part) for the use of congregations as an appendix to Dr. Watt's Psalms and Hymn | William Parkinson (Editor) | 1809 |
A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: in two parts, part I. containing the hymns; part II. containing the songs...(3rd ed. corr. and enl. by author) | William Parkinson, A. M. (Editor) | 1817 |