A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #65
Display Title: Chief Shepherd of thy chosen sheep First Line: Chief Shepherd of thy chosen sheep Date: 1839
A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #65
John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >| First Line: | Chief shepherd of Thy chosen sheep |
| Title: | Chief Shepherd |
| Author: | John Newton |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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