Why should we spend our youthful days

Why should we spend our youthful days

Author: John Burton
Published in 44 hymnals

Author: John Burton

Burton, John, jun, a popular hymn-writer for children, was b. July 23, 1803, at Stratford in Essex, in which place he carried on business as a cooper for about 50 years. He died in 1877. Mr. Burton was a member of the Congregational body, and a Deacon of the Chapel where he attended, His contributions to hymnody began in 1822, when he sent his first production to the Evangelical Magazine. He continued to contribute to that and other periodicals for many years, his signature in the former being "Essex, J. B.," and in the Child's Companion, J. B. Essex." His publications are:— (1) One Hundred Original Hymns for the Young, 1850; (2) Hymns for Little Children, 1851; (3) The Child-Life of David; (4) The Book of Psalms in English Verse, 1871;… Go to person page >

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First Line: Why should we spend our youthful days
Author: John Burton
Copyright: Public Domain

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Union Hymns. Rev. #d497

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Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #173

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The Sabbath School Harp #55

Portsmouth Sunday School Hymn Book #d204

Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d255

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #228

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d321

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #138

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The New England Sabbath School Minstrel #135

Union Hymns. Rev. #d513

The Sabbath School Choir #d70

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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #234

Sabbath School Vocalist #d131

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The Sabbath School Lute #61

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The Christian Melodist #460

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Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #50

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New Union Hymns #196

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The Sabbath School Melodist #159

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d500

The Sunday School Melodist #d129

Hymns for Schools and Families #d576

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d501

Hymns for Sunday School Worship #d95

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #209

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The Sabbath School #102

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Sunday-School Hymns #141

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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #205

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #209

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #341

The Church Hymn Book #d1180

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d528

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Songs for the Sabbath School and Vestry #S39

The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d483

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Waters' Choral Harp #99b

Sunday School Hymn Book #d534

The School Psalter #d328

Choral Harp for Sunday Schools #d173

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The Altar, a Service Book for Sunday Schools (New and Enl. Ed.) #52

Canadian Sabbath-School Hymn Book #d282

The One Key Singer #d61

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Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #100

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #619

Children's Diadem #d109

The Song Wreath #d83

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