Born: November 23, 1805, Manc­hes­ter, Eng­land.

Died: November 13, 1866, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Pseudonym: Alec.

Son of Wes­ley­an min­is­ter Ja­bez Bunt­ing, Wil­liam was ed­u­cat­ed at the Wes­ley­an schools at Wood­house Grove and Kings­wood, and at St. Sav­iour’s Gram­mar School in South­wark. In 1842, he en­tered the Wes­ley­an min­is­try, and con­tin­ued in ac­tive cir­cuit work for 25 years. Fail­ing health com­pelled his re­tire­ment to the Su­per­num­er­ary list, and he took up re­si­dence in Lon­don. His works in­clude:

• Select Letters of Agnes Bulmer, 1842

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Lyrics

1. Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
2. Blest Spirit! from the Eternal Sire
3. Dear Is the Day Which God Hath Made
4. Father, Our Child We Place
   • Rites Cannot Change the Heart
5. Ho­ly Spirit, Pity Me
6. O Blessed, Blessed Sounds of Grace
7. O Crucified, Triumphant Lord
8. O God, How Often Hath Thine Ear
9. Thou Doest All Things Well
10. We Love to Call Crea­tion Thine