Robert robinson hymnist biography of barack
Biography of Robert Robinson, 1735-1790. (Spiritual Songsters).
Robert robinson hymnist biography of barack
Robert Robinson (Baptist)
English Baptist minister
This article is about a Baptist minister and hymn author, not to be confused with the Unitarian Robert Robinson (1726–1791). For other people of the same name, see Robert Robinson.
Robert Robinson (27 September 1735 – 9 June 1790) was an English Dissenter, influential Baptist and scholar who made a lifelong study of the antiquity and history of Christian Baptism.
He was also author of the hymns "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" and "Mighty God, while angels bless Thee", the former of which he wrote at age 22 after converting to Methodism. The latter was later set to music by Dr John Randall, Music Professor at Cambridge University.
Early life
Robert Robinson was born in Swaffham in Norfolk, on 27 September 1735, to Michael Robinson, a customs officer, and Mary Wilkin, who had married by license at Lakenheath, Suffolk, 28 March 1723.
His father died when he was aged five, but his maternal grandfather, Robert Wilkin, a