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The Cyber Hymnal #14878
Display Title: മഹത്വമായി വർണ്ണിക്കുന്നു First Line: മഹത്വമായി വർണ്ണിക്കുന്നു Tune Title: AUSTRIA Author: John Newton; Simon Zachariah Meter: 87.87 D
The Cyber Hymnal #14878
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മഹത്വമായി വർണ്ണിക്കുന്നു
മഹത്വമായി വർണ്ണിക്കുന്നു (Mahatvamāyi varṇṇikkunnu)
Author: John Newton; Translator: Simon ZachariahTune: AUSTRIAN HYMN
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Author: John Newton
John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >Translator: Simon Zachariah
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