Olney Hymns

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Versions of
Olney Hymns
by John Newton and William Cowper

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The Olney Hymns were first published in February 1779 and are the combined work of curate John Newton and his poet friend, William Cowper. The hymns were written for use in Newton's rural parish, which was made up of relatively poor and uneducated followers. The Olney Hymns are an illustration of the potent ideologies of the Evangelical movement, to which both men belonged, present in many communities in England at the time.

14261Olney HymnsJohn Newton (1725-1807) and William Cowper (1731-1800)

Versions of Olney Hymns include:

Olney Hymns (1779), original edition
Olney Hymns (1797), 6th edition (HathiTrust)
Olney Hymns (1840)

Selected extracts

The Poetical Works of William Cowper (1870), edited by William Benham (contains only those hymns by Cowper, from the 1779 edition)

Selected extracts

See also