John Rippon

John Rippon
Short Name: John Rippon
Full Name: Rippon, John, 1751-1836
Birth Year: 1751
Death Year: 1836

Rippon, John, D.D., was born at Tiverton, Devon, April 29, 1751, and was educated for the ministry at the Baptist College, Bristol. In 1773 he became Pastor of the Baptist church in Carter Lane, Tooley Street (afterwards removed to New Park Street), London, and over this church he continued to preside until his death, on Dec. 17, 1836. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him in 1792 by the Baptist College, Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Rippon was one of the most popular and influential Dissenting ministers of his time. From 1790 to 1802 he issued the Baptist Annual Register, a periodical containing an account of the most important events in the history of the Baptist Denomination in Great Britain and America during that period, and very valuable now as a book of reference. But his most famous work is his Selection of hymns for public worship, which appeared in 1787. The full title of the first edition is A selection of Hymns from the best authors, intended as an Appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. In 1791 he published a Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes from the Best Authors, adapted to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns, and to his own Selection, and from that time the names of tunes were prefixed to the hymns in the successive editions of his hymn-book. In 1800 he published the 10th ed. of his Selections, containing more than sixty additional hymns.

In 1827 it was still further enlarged, and in 1844, after his death, appeared The Comprehensive Edition, commonly known as The Comprehensive Rippon, containing most of the additional hymns, with about 400 then first added, making in all upwards of 1170, in 100 metres. A rival to the Comprehensive was also afterwards published under the old title, somewhat enlarged. In the preparation of the original book, and its subsequent improvement, Dr. Rippon performed an important service to Baptist Hymnody, and also, it is said, gained for himself "an estate" through its immense sale. In the preface to the tenth edition lie claims for himself the authorship of some of the hymns, but as he refrained from affixing his name to any of the hymns it is impossible now to say with certainty which ought to be ascribed to him. There can, however, be no reasonable doubt that hymn 535, 3rd part, "The day has dawned, Jehovah comes" (q.v.), is one of his compositions. Other hymns, probably by him, are, "Amid the splendours of Thy state" (Love of God), 1800; and "There is joy in heaven, and joy on earth" (Joy over the Repenting Sinner), 1787. He also altered the texts of and made additions to several of the older hymns. Some of these altered texts are still in common use. In 1830 the additions given in the 27th ed., 1827, of Rippon's Selections were reprinted, with notes by Dr. Slater, as:—

Hymns Original and Selected; interspersed in the Twenty-seventh edition of the Selection, with Numerous Doxologies, in the Usual, the Peculiar, and in the less Common metres. By John Rippon, D.D.

A second edition of this pamphlet of 82 hymns and doxologies appeared in 1832. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)


Texts by John Rippon (52)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Ye bondmen! afflicted with wave upon waveJohn Rippon (Author)English2
Why should our tears in sorrow flowRev. John Rippon, 1751-1836 (Author)English2
Why should our mourning thoughts delightRippon (Author)English4
Where'er the blustering north wind blowsRippon (Author)1
When will the happy trump proclaimJohn Rippon (Author)English6
When Thou my righteous Judge shalt comeRippon (Author)English3
When Abram, full of sacred aweRippon (Author)English1
Unto thine altar LordRippon (Author)English4
'Twas by an order from the LordJohn Rippon (Author)English1
To praise the ever bounteous LordRippon (Author)English5
'Tis religion that can give Sweetest pleasures while we liveJohn Rippon (1751-1836) (Author (Attributed to, verse 4))English1
There's joy in heaven, and joy on earthJohn Rippon (Author)English16
Thee we adore, Eternal Word, the Father's equal SonJohn Rippon (Author)English1
Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown?John Rippon (Author)English3
Saudai o nome de JesusJohn Rippon (Author (st. 4))Portuguese3
Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adoreRippon (Author)English8
Que firme alicerce, ó santos do SenhorJohn Rippon (Author)Portuguese2
Praise the Savior, all ye nationsJohn Rippon (Author)English1
O what stupendous mercy shinesRippon (Author)English7
O the immense, the amazing heightJohn Rippon (Author)English1
Not unto us but thee aloneJohn Rippon (Author)English2
My gracious Redeemer I loveJohn Rippon (Author)English1
Lord, we come before Thee nowRippon (Author)English1
Lord, shall we part with gold for drossJohn Rippon (Author)English6
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peaceRippon (Author)English10
Loores dad a Cristo el ReyJohn Rippon (Adapter)Spanish4
Lo! he cometh! countless trumpetsJohn Rippon (Author)English2
Let every kindred, every tribeJohn Rippon (Author)2
Jesus, at Thy commandJohn Rippon (Author)English2
I my Ebenezer raiseRippon (Author)English1
How precious is the book divineRippon (Author)English6
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the LordJohn Rippon (Author)English3
Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born KingRippon (Author)English1
Great God, where'er we pitch our tentJohn Rippon (Author (attributed to))English1
Great God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thineRippon (Author)English1
Great God, the nations of the earth (Rippon)John Rippon (Author)English3
Descend, Holy Spirit, the DoveRippon (Author)English6
Dear Lord why should I doubt Thy love Or disbelieve thy grace?Rippon (Author)1
Dear [O] Lord, and will Thy pardoning loveRippon (Author)English2
Come ye redeemed of the Lord, Come and obey his sacred wordRippon (Author)English2
Come, thou soul transforming SpiritJohn Rippon (Author)English2
Come on my fellow-pilgrims, comeRippon (Author)English2
Come now, ye sinners, saith the LordJohn Rippon (Author)1
Awake our drowsy soulsJohn Rippon (Author)English1
At anchor laid, remote from homeRippon (Author)English1
As, in soft silence, vernal showersJohn Rippon (Author)English13
As showers on meadows newly mownRippon (Author)English2
And must I part with all I haveRippon (Author)English7
Amid the splendors of Thy stateJohn Rippon (Author)English39
See, gracious God, before Thy throneRippon (Author)English2
All hail the power of Jesus' name, Let angels prostrate fallJohn Rippon (Author)English1468
All hail the great Emmanuel's nameJohn Rippon (Author)English1

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