Messiah: Fifty Expository Discourses Preached in the years 1784 and 1785 (Complete Vol 1-2) (With Active Table of Contents) (English Edition)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
John Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery. He was the author of many hymns, including "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."