1757–1822

Introduction

Born: April 28, 1757, Col­che­ster, Es­sex, En­gland.

Died: Ap­ril 14, 1822, Bath, So­mer­set, En­gland.

Buried: Lin­combe Vale, Som­er­set, Eng­land.

Biography

Edmund was the hu­sband of Eliz­abeth Law­rence.

He worked ini­tial­ly as a lin­en drap­er. Af­ter train­ing for the Uni­tar­ian min­is­try, he served at the Lea­ther Lane Cha­pel, Hol­born (1789) and Sid­bu­ry Vale, Sid­mouth (1798).

Works

Butcher wrote 161 hymns, few of which are in mo­dern hym­nals. His oth­er works in­clude:

Lyrics

  1. Blest Is the Man That Fears the Lord
  2. Bright Orb of Hea­ven, Thy Cir­cuit Stay
  3. Father of All, Where Shall We Find?
  4. From North and South, from East and West
  5. Great God, as Sea­sons Dis­ap­pear
  6. Hosanna! Let Us Join to Sing
  7. Immortal Praise to God Be Giv­en
  8. Not He Whose Base­less Hope Re­lies
  9. On Eyes That Nev­er Saw the Day
  10. Stand Still, Re­ful­gent Orb of Day
  11. What Works of Wis­dom, Pow­er and Love
  12. Who Shall Not Trem­ble, Migh­ty God
  13. With Deep­est Rev­er­ence at Thy Throne
  14. With Trans­port, Lord, We View the Page
  15. Wounded Con­sci­ence, What a Foe, The

Sources

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