APPENDIX. ་ As the following hymns and pass are closely connected with the subject of the preceding Biography, I have ventured to insert them by way of Appendix, presuming they will be gratifying to the friends of the deceased. The hymn, composed by Mr. Newman, originated in the following manner. Mr. Gano had an appointment, in the year 1755, to preach in Virginia. He had begun his journey for that purpose, and had proceeded as far as Mr. Newman's, when a freshet prevented his passing the river. Knowing Mr. Newman to possess a poetical turn, he requested him to compose a few lines on the occasion, which Mr. Newman readily complied with. It is not offered to the public as a specimen of correct or elegant poetry, but as the spontaneous effusions of a productive mind. The pass was also written by Mr. Newman during the French war, and was occasioned by the following circumstance. Mr. Gano was travelling, as an itinerant preacher, and as it was dangerous to travel without a pass, he requested Mr. Newman, who was a magistrate, to write him one. Mr. Newman with cheerfulness immediately complied. The Hymn, "Ah lovely appearance of death" was a favourite of Mr. Gano's, and he requested it might be sung at his funeral, which was performed by his afflicted widow and daughter Hubbel. THE EDITOR. HYMN, Composed by SAMUEL NEWMAN, Esq. of Virginia, in the year 1755, on the Rev. JOHN GANO. 1. O! GLORIOUS King, thy works of grace And sent thy servant GANO here. 2. With joyful tidings, sounding sweet, And boldly to proclaim the law. 3. Which done, a work he tho't most meet, A harbinger sought a retreat, Not back, but from us for to go To Carolina, you must know. |