Religious Figure. He was an English Baptist hymn writer and pastor. He is remembered for authoring the still- popular hymn "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less." Born to parents who owned a pub, he knew nothing about God as a child. At age 18, he professed the Baptist faith and worked as a cabinet maker in London, England for 37 years. He then became a Baptist minister and pastored the Rehoboth Baptist Church in Horsham, West Sussex, England in 1848 for 26 years.
Religious Figure. He was an English Baptist hymn writer and pastor. He is remembered for authoring the still- popular hymn "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less." Born to parents who owned a pub, he knew nothing about God as a child. At age 18, he professed the Baptist faith and worked as a cabinet maker in London, England for 37 years. He then became a Baptist minister and pastored the Rehoboth Baptist Church in Horsham, West Sussex, England in 1848 for 26 years.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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