Ottiwell Heginbotham

Short Name: Ottiwell Heginbotham
Full Name: Heginbotham, Ottiwell, 1744-1768
Birth Year: 1744
Death Year: 1768

Heginbothom, Ottiwell, born in 1744, and died in 1768, was for a short time the Minister of a Nonconformist congregation at Sudbury, Suffolk. The political and religious disputes which agitated the congregation, in the origin of which he had no part, and which resulted in a secession and the erection of another chapel, so preyed upon his mind, and affected his health, that his pastorate terminated with his death within three years of his appointment. His earliest hymn, "When sickness shakes the languid corse [frame]," was printed in the Christian Magazine, Feb. 1763. In 1791 the Rev. John Mead Ray communicated several of Heginbothom's hymns to the Protestant Magazine; and in the same year, these and others to the number of 25, were published as:—
Hymns by the late Rev. Ottiwell Heginbothom of Sudbury, Suffolk. Sudbury, Printed by J. Burket, mdccxciv.
These 25 hymns were repeated in J. M Ray's Collection of Hymns from various authors in¬tended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns, 1799, and 12 in Collyer's Collection, 1812. In modern collections in Great Britain and America the following are in common use in addition to those annotated under their respective first lines:—
1. Blest Jesus, when my soaring thoughts. Jesus, most Precious.
2. Come, humble souls; ye mourners come. Good Hope through Grace.
3. Come saints and shout the Saviour's praise. The Second Advent.
4. Come, shout aloud the Father's grace. Praise to God the Father.
6. Father of mercies, God of love. God the Father.
6. God of our life! Thy various praise. New Year.
7. Great God, let all our [my] tuneful powers. New Year.
8. Hark, the loud trumpet of our God. National Fast.
9. Hark, 'tis your heavenly Father's call. A Prayer to be used by the Young.
10. I ask not [honour] wealth, nor pomp, nor power. Wisdom and Knowledge desired.
11. Now let my soul, eternal King. Praise of the Gospel. Sometimes given as "To Thee, my heart, eternal King."
12. See, mighty God, before Thy throne. Fifth of November; a National Hymn.
13. Sweet peace of Conscience, heavenly guest. A good Conscience.
14. To Thee, my Shepherd, and my Lord. The Good Shepherd.
15. Unhappy city, hadst thou known. Christ weeping over Jerusalem. From this the cento, "And can mine eyes without a tear?" is taken.
16. When sickness shakes the languid corse [frame]. Resignation. Printed in the Christian's Magazine, Feb. 1763, and again in Hymns, &c, 1794.
17. Yes, I will bless Thee, O my God. Praise of the Father. The text is often altered. The cento "My soul shall praise Thee, O my God," in the Unitarian Hymn land Tune] Book, &c, Boston, 1868, is from this hymn.
Most of these hymns are in Collyer's Collection, 1812. There are also 8 in Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, N.Y., 1872, and 7 in the Songs for the Sanctuary, N.Y., 1865. [William T. Brooke]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology


Texts by Ottiwell Heginbotham (45)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Yes, I will bless Thee, O my GodOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English60
When storms hang o'er the Christian's headOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)9
When sickness shakes the languid frameOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)38
Up to thy seat, eternal GodOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Unhappy city, hadst thou knownOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English10
To Thee, my Shepherd and my LordOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English77
To Thee, my heart, eternal KingOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English13
Thou boundless source of every goodO. Heginbothom (Author)English16
The least, the feeblest of his sheepHeginbotham (Author)1
Thanks to my God for every giftOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)7
Teach us, in time of deep distress, to own thy handOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English1
Sweet peace of conscience, heavenly guestHeginbotham (Author)English65
Still do the wheels of time revolveHeginbotham (Author)6
Stay, stay, my laboring powers, awakeOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Spirit of peace, immortal doveOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)7
See, mighty God, before thy throneOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Now let our souls with joy recordOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Now let my soul, eternal KingHeginbotham (Author)English81
No, I will cleave to earth no moreOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
My willing soul, eternal KingOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
My soul shall praise Thee, O my GodHeginbotham (Author)English50
My Father, God, and may these lipsOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English6
Lord, when this holy morningOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
In all thy mercies may my soulOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
I ask not wealth, nor pomp, nor powerOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)16
Hark, 'tis your heavenly father's callOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)4
Hark, the loud trumpet of our GodOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Great God, let all our tuneful powersOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English64
God, the eternal, mighty GodOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
God of our lives, Thy various praiseOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English40
Forsake, my soul, the tents of sinHeginbotham (Author)10
Forsake, each soul, the tents of sinOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
Father of mercies, God of love, My Father and my GodO. Heginbothom (Author)English64
Fair shines the morning starHeginbotham (Author)English1
Come, ye that love the Savior's nameOttiwell Heginbotham, 1744-1768 (Author)English1
Come shout aloud the Father's graceOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English41
Come, saints, and shout the Savior's praiseOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)4
Come, humble souls, ye mourners, comeOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)25
Come Holy Spirit, heavenly guestOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English5
Blest Jesus, when my soaring thoughtsOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English55
Awake, awake, my sluggish soulOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)27
As Christ approached JerusalemHeginbotham (Author)2
And can mine eyes, without a tearOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)English29
All nature sings thy boundless loveOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)3
Adieu to all my fond pursuitsOttiwell Heginbotham (Author)2
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