“There Is a Fountain”: William Cowper’s hymn of hope in the darkness
"There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" was written by the English poet William Cowper around 1772 and published in the Olney Hymns, his collection with…
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John Newton
The man who wrote “Amazing Grace” once captained slave ships. The hymn is his confession
John Newton sailed in the Atlantic slave trade and commanded slave ships before becoming an Anglican priest. He wrote "Amazing Grace" for his parish in Olney,…