Gadsby's hymns

Gadsby’s Hymns William Gadsby* (1773-1844) is famous for his Selection of Hymns for Public Worship (Manchester, 1814), which he published in the same year as a collection of his own work, The Nazarene’s Songs: being a Composition of Original Hymns by William Gadsby (Manchester, 1814). Edition after edition followed, with enlargements and supplements (1838, 1844, 1850, 1854, and thereafter) and it is still in print. These were words-only books: tune books, Companion Tunes to Gadsby’s hymn book, were published between 1927 and 1999. The book is still the hymnal of the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist denomination, and continues to be published by Gospel Standard Trust Publications. The...

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