1757 - 1785 Hymnal Number: d136 Author of "Lord Jesus, I believe Thy power can make me" in Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. Ecking, Samuel, a Baptist, born at Shrewsbury, Dec. 5, 1757, died Jan. 16, 1785, contributed hymns to the Gospel Magazine, in 1778 and 1779, under the signature of "S. E—k—-g." Of these the hymn, "Peace, peace, my soul," is in common use. This hymn is also found in his Essays on Grace, Faith, and Experience.
[William T. Brooke]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Samuel Ecking