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 […]

Heber, Reginald

Reginald Heber Poems Heber was an educated English Anglican Bishop who died at the young age of forty-two. He gained fame at Oxford University for his skill at poetry. He was known to carefully choose his adjectives, use vivid imaginative speech and his works though deeply religious were not heavy and didactic while bringing across […]

Cowper, William

William Cowper Poems Cowper was in the Anglican Church and he was known for the beautiful poems he wrote, many sung as hymns. His poems were unique as they dealt with the simplicity of everyday life. He was described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as the greatest poet of all time! Cowper himself went through severe […]

Bunyan, John

John Bunyan Poems John Bunyan the erstwhile tinker is known across the world as the author of the famous and well-read Pilgrim’s Progress one of the most published and acclaimed books in literature. Sixty other books were written by him, many deserving a marked place in literature including the ‘Holy War in 1682, Grace Abounding […]

Conjurske, Glenn

Glenn Conjurske Poems Glen Conjurske was a very dedicated preacher in Wisconsin with a zeal for Christians to get back to the fundamental Christianity with no compromise. He had a unique library of collected books – many treasured early works especially from Christians in previous centuries. Glen had a very poetical mind and could write […]

Carmichael, Amy

Amy Carmichael Poems Amy Carmichael is well known for the wonderful haven she gave to children who had been forced into temple prostitution, creating a safe orphanage where they could escape the horrors of that life. She worked in India for fifty-five years, having been called under a message by Hudson Taylor into foreign missions, […]

Brainard, Ezra

Ezra BrainardPoems Ezra Brainard grew up in a Christian home where old spiritual books and poetry bundles were always readily available. He was saved as a young man and was deeply burdened to reach souls. This eventually led him to become a missionary in Brazil and he serves the Lord there with his wife and […]

Bonar, Horatius

Horatius Bonar Poems Horatius Bonar lived at the same time as Robert Murray M’Cheyne. He was a well-known Scottish preacher and wrote hymns and poems. These were very well-received. He came of a family of ministers. His literature achievement and influence in the pulpit was such that the University of Aberdeen awarded him a Honorary […]

Brainard, Nita

Nita Brainard Poems Nita Brainard has always had a deep interest in literature and through her husband’s love of the early works of the Christian fathers she had very valuable collectors’ books readily at hand to read study from. She was known for her zeal to impact young lives with the Gospel and had a […]

Daniel, Jenny

Jenny Daniel Poems Jennifer Daniel (widow of deceased Keith Daniel) has written hundreds of Christian poems throughout her husband’s well-known international ministry, spread via their newsletter and in various poetry books. Since Keith’s death, she has continued to encourage, enlighten and bring scripture alive through the words of many poems that, through the years, have […]