John Hampden Gurney
John Hampden Gurney was an Anglican clergyman and hymnist.Life
Born the son of Sir John Gurney, Baron of the Exchequer in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, London, England, he was educated in Chobham, Surrey and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 3rd classic in 1824 and became M.A. in 1827.
He was an active supporter of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and other religious societies. He died in London.
There is now a school named after him located in Nutford Place, London.Service
- Curate of Lutterworth
- Rector of St. Mary's, Marylebone
- Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Published writings
- Church Psalmody: Hints for the Improvement of a Collection of Hymns
- A Collection of Hymns for Public Worship, known as the Lutterworth Collection
- Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, Selected for Some of the Churches of Marylebone known as his Marlybone collection.
His hymns include: We saw Thee not when Thou didst come, Lord, as to thy dear Cross we flee, and Yes, God is good.
