John Burton, the younger, 1803-77
A hymn of dedication to Christian service, suitable for use with young people’s groups.
The author, John Burton, usually called “the younger” to distinguish him from another English hymn writer of the same name, was born and died in Stratford, England. From his 15th to 25th year he suffered greatly from ill health but recovered sufficiently to spend the next 50 years in business as a cooper and basket-maker in his home town. A devout Congregationalist, he served as deacon in his church and as a Sunday school teacher for 27 years. While visiting a poor chimney sweeper, he contracted small pox and died of that disease. He published several volumes of religious works, including One Hundred Original Hymns for the Young, 1850, in which the present hymn is found.
MUSIC. LILLE is an old French melody, the origin of which has not been traced.
(Correction: second last soprano note in the first score should be on B, not A as in the earlier editions of the Hymnary.)
395. Savior, like a shepherd lead us
Dorothy Ann Thrupp, 1779-1847
Published anonymously in the author’s Hymns for the Young, 1836. Dorothy Ann Thrupp was born and reared in London where she spent all her life. She had a special gift for writing hymns suited to the worship experiences of children. A modest person, always avoiding personal publicity. Miss Thrupp did not always receive full credit for her work. This hymn is sometimes wrongly credited to H. F. Lyte.
MUSIC. BRADBURY was written for this hymn and derives its name from the composer. It first appeared in a popular Sunday school book, Oriola, published in 1859 by W. B. Bradbury.
For comments on the composer, W. B. Bradbury, see [Hymn 103].