Nahum Tate

Born: 1652, Dublin, Ireland.

Died:  August 12, 1715, Southwark, London, England.

Buried:  St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England.

    Tate graduated from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He was a distinguished play­wright and in 1692, became Britain’s poet laureate. His collaborative works with Nicholas Brady include:

• A New Version of the Psalms of David, 1696
• Psalter, 1702

Hymns

1. As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams
2. For Thee, O God, Our Constant Praise
3. Have Mercy, Lord, on Me
4. O God of Hosts, the Mighty Lord
5. O Lord, Our Fathers Oft Have Told
6. O 'Twas a Joyful Sound to Hear
7. Thou, Lord, by Strict Search Hast Known
8. Through All the Changing Scenes of Life
9. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
10. With Glory Clad, with Strength Arrayed
11. With Restless and Ungoverned Rage