Samuel Crossman
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Samuel Crossman was a minister of the Church of England
and a hymnwriter. He was born at Bradfield Monachorum, Suffolk
, England
.
Crossman earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Pembroke College
, University of Cambridge
, and was Prebendary
of Bristol. After graduation, he ministered to both an Anglican
congregation at All Saints, Sudbury, and to a Puritan
congregation simultaneously. Crossman sympathized with the Puritan cause, and attended the 1661 Savoy Conference
, which attempted to update the Book of Common Prayer
so that both Puritans and Anglicans could use it. The conference failed, and the 1662 Act of Uniformity
expelled Crossman along with some 2,000 other Puritan-leaning ministers from the Church of England. He renounced his Puritan affiliations shortly afterward, and was ordained in 1665, becoming a royal chaplain. He received a post at Bristol in 1667, and became Dean of Bristol Cathedral in 1683. He died on 4 February 1683, at Bristol, and lies buried in the south aisle of the cathedral at Bristol.
Several of Crossman's hymns are preserved in the Sacred Harp
.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and a hymnwriter. He was born at Bradfield Monachorum, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
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.
Crossman earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and was Prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of Bristol. After graduation, he ministered to both an Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
congregation at All Saints, Sudbury, and to a Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
congregation simultaneously. Crossman sympathized with the Puritan cause, and attended the 1661 Savoy Conference
Savoy Conference
The Savoy Conference of 1661 was a significant liturgical discussion that took place, after the Restoration of Charles II, in an attempt to effect a reconciliation within the Church of England.-Proceedings:...
, which attempted to update the Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
so that both Puritans and Anglicans could use it. The conference failed, and the 1662 Act of Uniformity
Act of Uniformity 1662
The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 13&14 Ch.2 c. 4 ,The '16 Charles II c. 2' nomenclature is reference to the statute book of the numbered year of the reign of the named King in the stated chapter...
expelled Crossman along with some 2,000 other Puritan-leaning ministers from the Church of England. He renounced his Puritan affiliations shortly afterward, and was ordained in 1665, becoming a royal chaplain. He received a post at Bristol in 1667, and became Dean of Bristol Cathedral in 1683. He died on 4 February 1683, at Bristol, and lies buried in the south aisle of the cathedral at Bristol.
Several of Crossman's hymns are preserved in the Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that took root in the Southern region of the United States. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note music.- The music and its notation :...
.
Samuel Crossman’s works
- The Young Man’s Meditation, or Some Few Sacred Poems upon Select Subjects, and Scriptures.
- Several of Crossman's hymns are preserved in the Sacred HarpSacred HarpSacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that took root in the Southern region of the United States. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note music.- The music and its notation :...
. - My Song Is Love UnknownMy Song Is Love UnknownMy Song Is Love Unknown is a hymn by Samuel Crossman, written in 1664.The hymn tune to which it is usually sung is Love Unknown by John Ireland...
- Jerusalem On HighJerusalem On HighJerusalem On High is a Hymn written by minister Samuel Crossman and music composed by Charles Steggall.Jerusalem on high, my song that city is,My home whene’er I die, the center of my bliss;O happy place! When shall I be,My God, with Thee, to see Thy face?...
- Sweet PlaceSweet PlaceSweet Place is a Hymn by Samuel Crossman and music composed by John Darwall and Aaron Williams.Sweet Place is a Hymn by Samuel Crossman and music composed by John Darwall and Aaron Williams....