Cennick had thought of be­com­ing a sur­vey­or, but af­ter meet­ing the Wes­leys, he joined them in their work. In 1740, he be­came a teach­er at Kings­wood, Eng­land, on the re­com­mend­a­tion of John Wes­ley. Lat­er, he joined the Mo­rav­i­ans, and vis­it­ed their head­quar­ters at Herrn­hut, but he spent much of his time as an itin­er­ant evan­gel­ist in Eng­land. Cen­nick’s works in­clude:

• Sac­red Hymns, for the Child­ren of God in the Days of Their Pil­grim­age, 1741
• Sac­red Hymns for the Use of Re­li­gious So­ci­e­ties, 1743
• A Col­lect­ion of Sac­red Hymns, 1749
• Hymns to the Hon­our of Je­sus Christ, Com­posed for Such Lit­tle Child­ren as De­sire to Be Saved, 1754

Additional works ap­peared post­hu­mous­ly in J. Swert­ner’s Mo­ra­vi­an Hymn Book, 1789.

Sources

Hymns

1. Be Present at Our Table, Lord
2. Brethren, Let Us Join to Bless
3. Children of the Heavenly King
4. Ere I Sleep, for Every Favor
5. Jesus, My All, to Heaven is Gone
6. Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
7. Lo, He Cometh, Countless Trumpets
8. Savior and Regenerator
9. Thou Dear Redeemer, Dying Lamb
10. We Sing to Thee, Thou Son of God
11. We Thank Thee, Lord