John Burton, Sr.

Born:  February 26, 1773, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

Died: June 24, 1822, Leicester, England.

    A Baptist layman, Burton wrote a number of hymns, and helped compile the Nottingham Sunday School Union Hymn Book in 1810; this hymnal went through 20 editions over the next half century. His other works include:

• Youth’s Monitor in Verse, in a Series of Little Tales, Emblems, Po­ems and Songs, 1802

Hymns

1. Holy Bible, Book Divine