Awake, O Heavenly Wind

Author: Thomas Row

Row, Thomas, born in 1786, was for many years a Baptist minister at Hadleigh, in Suffolk, and Little Gransden, Cambs., and was well known to most of the Calvinistic congregations in the Eastern Counties. He was very singular and methodical in his habits, and for 30 years was a frequent contributor of hymns and other compositions to the Gospel Herald. He died Jan. 3, 1868. Mr. Row published two volumes of hymns. The first was entitled, Concise Spiritual Poems, or Evangelical Hymns on Various Subjects, for the private use of Christians, and also adapted for Public Worship,, London, 1817. This was called Book I., and comprised 529 hymns. Book II., including 543 hymns, was pub. in 1822, as Original and Evangelical Hymns on a great variety of su… Go to person page >