Henry Alline
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Life
Born: 14 June 1748
Died: 2 February 1784
Biography
Henry Alline, born at Newport, Rhode Island, was an itinerant preacher throughout Maritime Canada and northeastern New England, but is particularly associated with Nova Scotia: the third edition of his Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Dover: Samuel Bragg Jr., 1797) contains 488 hymns, although the last of one these is not by Alline himself, and is marked 'By B.R.'.
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Musical settings of literary works
- Adieu to earth with all your joy (Hymn 76, Book 3, 1786) – Yarmouth (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
- Jesus the Lord forever reigns (Hymn 79, Book 3, 1786) – Sweden (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
- Now can my soul in God rejoice (Hymn 65, Book 4, 1786)
- Confidence (Oliver Holden) 4 vo. 1796
- Now can my soul in God rejoice (J. West) 4 vo. 1807
- O how distressing was the scene (Hymn 8, Book 3, 1786) – Vienna (Samuel Holyoke) 3 vo. 1791
- Soon shall I quit this mortal shore (Hymn 86, Book 3, 1786) – Deliverance (Oliver Holden) 3 vo. 1793
- Why will ye die, O wretched man (Hymn 7, Book 2, 1798) – Cyrene (Samuel Holyoke) 4 vo. 1791
Publications
- Hymns, and Spiritual Songs Boston, 1786.