Circa 1603–1678

Died: May 14, 1768.

Biography

Barton was for some time minister at St. Martin’s, Leicester. He compiled one of the earliest collections of English language hymns (as distinct from psalters).

A friend of Richard Baxter, he compiled, at Baxter’s request, four metrical renderings of the Te Deum.

Works

The Book of Psalms in Metre, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1654
Psalms & Hymns Composed for the Public Thanksgiving, Oct. 24, 1651
A Century of Select Hymns (also known as the Chapter Hymns), 1659
Four Centuries of Select Hymns

Sources

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