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.

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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 Cometh!
   • Lo, He Comes with Clouds De­scend­ing
7. Savior and Re­gen­er­at­or
8. Thou Dear Re­deem­er, Dy­ing Lamb
9. We Sing to Thee, Thou Son of God
10. We Thank Thee, Lord