Church History

John Fawcett

July 1, 2015

An excerpt from Who Wrote Our Hymns? John Fawcett, author of the hymn, "Blest be the tie that binds," was born at Lidget Green, near Bradford, in Yorkshire, England, in January 1739. His father died when he was eleven years old, and the burden of a large family fell heavily...Read more

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