Berridge was ed­u­cat­ed at Clare Hall, Cam­bridge. In 1749 he was or­dained as Cur­ate to the parish of Stapleford, near Cam­bridge. In 1755 he was trans­ferred to the vi­car­age of Ev­er­ton, where he spent the rest of his life. His works in­clude:

• A Collection of Di­vine Songs, 1760
• Sion’s Songs; or Hymns Com­posed for the Use of Them That Love and Fol­low the Lord Je­sus Christ in Sin­cer­i­ty

Sion’s Songs con­tained 342 hymns, some of which had pre­vi­ous­ly ap­peared in the Gospel Ma­ga­zine under the signature of “Old Ev­er­ton,” and others were adapted from Charles Wesley.

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Lyrics

1. Means of Grace Are in My Hand, The
2. O Happy Saints Who Dwell in Light
3. Since Jesus Freely Did Appear