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Composer: J. M. Good

Good, John Mason, M.D., son of an Independent minister, was born at Epping, Essex, in 1761, and educated for the medical profession. He became F.R.S. 1805 and M.D. 1820. He wrote largely on medical, theological, and classical subjects. He died in 1827, and his Memoirs, by Dr. Gregory, were published in 1828. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >