Dorothy Ann Thrupp | |
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 "A little ship on the sea, It was a pretty sight..." | |
| Born | 20 June 1779 Paddington Green, London, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 14 December 1847 (aged 68) London |
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| Occupation | Psalmist, hymnwriter, translator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Hymns |
| Subject | Christianity |
| Notable works | "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead us" |
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Dorothy Ann Thrupp (pseudonyms Iota and D.A.T.; 20 June 1779 – 14 December 1847) was a British psalmist, hymnwriter, and translator. Many of her psalms and hymns, which were published under various pseudonyms, were included in: Friendly Visitor (Rev. William Carus Wilson); Children's Friend (also edited by Wilson); Selection of Hymns and Poetry for the Use of Infant Schools and Nurseries (1838; edited by Mrs. Herbert Mayo); Hymns for the Young (1836; own publisher); and Thoughts for the Day (1836–37; own publication with partly previously-published material). Thrupp was the author of Thoughts for the Day that was published in 1837,[1] and Songs by the Way. In addition to these, her hymns were published in magazines edited by Caroline Fry. Thrupp is particularly remembered as a writer of hymns for children.[2] "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead us" first appeared unsigned in her collection Hymns for the Young, in 1836, with music by William B. Bradbury.[3] Her most popular hymn was for children and it was titled A Little Ship on the Sea.[4] Thrupp died in 1847.
- ^ Thoughts for the Day, Dorothea Ann Thrupp, 1837, retrieved 2 May 2015
- ^ Hostetler 1949, p. 301.
- ^ Osbeck, Kenneth W. (2002). Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Kregel Publications. p. 77. ISBN 9780825493522.
- ^ Martin Greenwood, ‘Thrupp, Frederick (1812–1895)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27397, accessed 2 May 2015.