Another question: Did William Carey write hymns?
Did William Carey compose hymns? I would have answered no till last night when Jack Chen, the Pastor of the Carey Baptist Church in Kolkata informed me otherwise.
I then came across this statement in a letter Carey wrote to his good friend John Sutcliff on January 16, 1798—Carey is describing the worship service he leads and he states: “we sing Bengali hymns, which I have composed, in the style of Sternhold and Hopkins” [cited Eustace Carey, Memoir of William Carey, D.D. (London: Jackson and Walford, 1836), 323].
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June 25th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Dr. Haykin,
This information is interesting. I have a few questions for you: Do you know how many hymns Carey composed? Have these Bengali hymns been translated into English yet? Did he also write hymns in English? Thanks!
Keep up your good work in the Lord!
June 25th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Bibical Spirituality: seeking to get some answers to this. Look for a further instalment.