1823–1864

Introduction

Born: Feb­ru­ary 18, 1823, Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land.

Died: No­vem­ber 27, 1864, Men­ton, France.

Buried: High­gate Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

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Biography

Burns earned his MA de­gree at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ed­in­burgh, and re­ceived his theo­lo­gic­al train­ing un­der Tho­mas Chal­mers.

In 1845, he be­came a Free Church min­is­ter in Dun­blane, Scot­land, but re­signed in 1848 due to bad health. He then took charge of the Pres­by­ter­ian Church at Fun­chal, Ma­dei­ra, Por­tu­gal.

In 1855, his health im­proved, and he re­turned to Eng­land and be­came min­is­ter of Hamp­stead Pres­by­ter­ian Church in Lon­don. Af­ter nine years, he again tra­veled abroad due to ill health.

Works

His hymns appeared in:

Burns al­so wrote the ar­ti­cle Hymn in the 8th edi­tion of the En­cy­clo­pe­dia Bri­tan­ni­ca.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Along a Wea­ry Way We Go
  2. Apostle Slept, a Light Shone in the Pri­son, The
  3. As a Help­less Child Who Clings
  4. As on a Hill Top Gained at Last
  5. As Trust­ful as a Child Who Looks
  6. At Thy Feet, Our God and Fa­ther
  7. Conscious of Thee, O Lord
  8. Dove and the Ark, The
  9. Faint Yet Pur­su­ing!
  10. From Place to Place the Chris­tian Goes
  11. Go Forth up­on the Lone­ly Sea
  12. He Who the Rule to God Hath Yield­ed
  13. Heaven and Earth, and Sea, and Air
  14. Heavenly Shep­herd, The
  15. Hushed Was the Ev­en­ing Hymn
  16. Hushed Was the Hymn, the Tem­ple Dark
  17. I Muse, My Sav­ior, on the Day
  18. Jesus Shall the Watch­word Be
  19. Jew’s La­ment, The
  20. Lament of Da­vid ov­er Saul and Jo­na­than
  21. Mourner in the Dust Low-Ly­ing
  22. No More Let Sor­row Cloud the Eye
  23. Not, Lord, un­to That Mount of Dread
  24. O Hap­py Place That Heard the Voice
  25. O Je­ru­sa­lem, Fair Dwell­ing
  26. O Thou Whose Sacr­ed Feet Have Trod
  27. O Time of Tran­quil Joy and Ho­ly Feel­ing!
  28. Rise Up, Long Bur­ied Ci­ty
  29. Still with Thee, O My God
  30. This Night, O Lord, We Bless Thee
  31. Thou, Lord, Art Love, and Ev­ery­where
  32. Thou Who Didst on Cal­va­ry Bleed
  33. Thy Wa­ters, Tyre, Once Hailed Thee Queen
  34. Voice Is Heard on Earth of Kins­folk Weep­ing, A
  35. We Wait for Thee, All Glo­ri­ous One

Translations

  1. O Abide in Him, Who for Us
  2. All That God Does Is Right­ly Done
  3. All the Saints Will Meet on High
  4. Friend of Souls, and Our Sal­va­tion
  5. From Place to Place the Chris­tian Goes
  6. From Thee, O Faith­ful God
  7. God Is Love, Sing Loud Be­fore Him
  8. He Who to Death Main­tain­eth
  9. Heaven, and Earth, and Sea, and Air
  10. He Who the Rule to God Hath Yield­ed
  11. Heavier the Cross, the Near­er Hea­ven, The
  12. Help Me to Pray, Lord!
  13. In the Abyss of Gloom and Mi­se­ry
  14. Jesus, Lead the Way
  15. Jesus! Shall the Watch­word Be
  16. Lord, I Come, Thy Grace Ador­ing
  17. Love ov­er the De­par­ted
  18. Moon Up Hea­ven Is Go­ing, The
  19. Now All Give Thanks to God
  20. Now on the Ho­ly Ghost We Call
  21. Now the Cru­ci­ble Is Break­ing
  22. O Je­ru­sa­lem! Fair Dwell­ing
  23. O Lit­tle Flock, Be Not Afraid
  24. O Sun, if from Thy Light a Ray
  25. O World! See Thy Life Lang­uish
  26. Shepherd by His Pas­sion, The
  27. So Will I Abide For­ev­er
  28. Still Down­ward Goes Christ’s Way
  29. To God Alone on High Be Praise
  30. Up, Awake! His Sum­mons Hur­ried
  31. Waterfloods Will I Send Rush­ing
  32. We Meet, O Lord, with Voice and Heart
  33. We Wait for Thee, All Glo­ri­ous One
  34. Who Are Those Be­fore God’s Throne?
  35. Will Not My Me­mo­ry Trea­sure?
  36. Wonderful and Bless­ed
  37. Yes, Thou Art Mine, Still Mine, My Son