196 OUK HYMNS :
and hymns of Job Hupton. There are nine hymns by Stocker ; they are all earnest Gospel hymns. Two are superior to the rest
" Gracious Spirit, Dove divine,"
a hymn not found in the " New Congregational Hymn Book," but given in some collections ; and
" Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song." No. 297.
This is given in the " Gospel Magazine," March, 1776, with the initials " J. S." In the " New Congregational Hymn Book," four verses, similar in character to the rest, are omitted. As a genuine heart-utterance in praise of mercy, it will be admitted to have a charm peculiar to itself.
MADAN.
FOUR hymns in the "New Congregational" are attributed to the Rev. Martin Madan (1726 1790), the friend and relative of Cowper, and the popular preacher at the Lock Hospital, London. But as these hymns were not actually written by Madan, but only thought to be because they were in his collection, a sketch of him is not given. His collection was first published in 1760, and had reached its thirteenth edition in 1794. It might have been of great service to hymnology, but unfortunately the authors names were not given. For hymn 581
" Lord, if Thou the grace impart,"
vide under " Charles Wesley," page 143. For hymn 782
" Come, Thou Almighty King,"
vide also under " Charles Wesley," page 144. For hymn 703
" Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings," vide under " Robert Seagrave," page 102.
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