Poets
Poets 1. Brainard, Nita 9. Daniel, Jenny 17. Lyte, Henry Frances 2. Bliss, P.P. 10. Deck, James 18. Mc Cheyne R.M 3. Bennard, George 11. Elliot, Charlotte 19. Montgomery, James 4. Bonar, Horatius 12. Flint, Annie Johnson 20. Morris, Mrs. C.H. 5. Bunyan, John 13. Havergal, Frances 21. Newton, John 6. Carmichael, Amy 14. […]
Poets 2
Poets 2 1. Brainard, Nita 9. Daniel, Jenny 17. Lyte, Henry Frances 2. Bliss, P. P. 10. Deck, James G. 18. Mc Cheyne R. M. 3. Bennard, George 11. Elliot, Charlotte 19. Montgomery, James 4. Bonar, Horatius 12. Flint, Annie Johnson 20. Morris, Mrs. C. H. 5. Bunyan, John 13. Havergal, Frances 21. Newton, John […]
Wesley, Charles and John
Charles and John Wesley Poems Charles and John Wesley were the well-known brothers who were instrumental in the Revival and awakening in Britain and the founders of the Methodist Movement, to whom was attributed the reason for Britain escaping a similar plight as that which came to France with the French Revolution. They were part […]
Steel, Ann
Ann Steel Poems Ann Steel was born in the town of Hampshire in England, the daughter of a preacher, William Steele who preached in the Baptist Church in Broughton England, fourteen miles from Hampshire. Anne tragically lost her mother at the age of three. Another sadness was that at the age of nineteen she was […]
Watts, Isaac
Isaac Watts Poems Isaac Watts’ father was not only a clothier but a poet in his own right. Isaac was recognized as bright from an early age, studying Latin at the age of five. When only seven or eight years, he already wrote devotional pieces for his mother. He wrote deeply theological works when a […]
Newton, John
John Newton Poems Newton will ever be famous with the continually sung poem he wrote which was also set to music, Amazing Grace. It is sung in secular and religious circles and is the story of his own redemption. Having a praying mother did not stop Newton from being a wild and unprincipled slave trader, […]
Hewitt, Eliza
Eliza Hewitt Poems Eliza Hewitt was a schoolteacher for several years and wrote poetry as well as putting her poems to music as hymns. Sadly, she had a spinal disease and was not able to continue teaching. She started studying literature longing to use her talents in service of the Master. She served in the […]
Havergal, Frances
Frances Havergal Poems One of the most famous hymns of all time was the poem written by Frances Ridley Havergal, ‘Take My Life and Let It Be’, which has drawn many to the foot of the Cross. Havergal belonged to an Anglican family, her father, William Henry Havergal also a prolific writer and composer as […]
Montgomery, James
James Montgomery Poems James Montgomery was Scottish, the son of a Moravian missionary, who wrote many poems and hymns and was known for putting the psalms into poetical verse form. He was the author of twenty-two books. While studying at the Moravian School, secular studies were prohibited, but he managed to source, borrow and avidly […]
Herbert, George
George Herbert Poems Herbert was a priest in the Church of England. Interestingly enough, he lived at the time of the famous poet and playwriter, Shakespeare as well as Milton of immortal fame for his poem, ‘Paradise Lost’. Much of Herbert George’s poetry was deeply devotional. His rhyme schemes were varied. A famous example of […]