Born: Ap­ril 10, 1711, Punch­es­ton, Pem­broke­shire, Wales.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 13, 1771, Ha­ver­ford­west, Pem­broke­shire, Wales.

Son of the Vi­car of Pun­ches­ton, Gam­bold was ed­u­cat­ed at Christ Church, Ox­ford (BA 1730, MA 1734). Tak­ing Ho­ly Orders, he be­came Vi­car of Stan­ton Har­court, Ox­ford­shire, around 1739. How­ev­er, he re­signed in Oc­to­ber 1742 and joined the Mo­ra­vi­an Unit­ed Breth­ren, be­com­ing one of their bi­shops in 1751. About 26 trans­la­tions and 18 orig­in­al hymns in the Mor­a­vi­an hymn books are as­signed to him. A col­lect­ed edi­tion of his works was pub­lished at Bath in 1789. His other works in­clude:

• An edition of the Greek Testament
• Maxims and The­o­lo­gic­al Ideas
• Sermons
• “Ignatius,” a dramatic poem

Sources

Lyrics

1. O Tell Me No More of This World’s Vain Store
2. Thrice Blessed Ground

Translations

1. Be Cheerful, Thou My Spirit Faint
2. Eye Sees Water, Nothing More, The
3. Go Forth, in Spirit God
4. Ho­ly Lamb and Prince of Peace
5. How Amiable Thy Habita­tions Are
6. Lamb Goes Forth and Bears the Guilt, A
7. O Head So Full of Bruises
8. O Jesu! ’Fore Whose Radia­tion
9. O World! Attention Lend It
10. Praise Be to That Almighty God
11. Rejoice, Our Nature Christ Assumes
12. Thank God! Towards Eternity
13. Ye Bottomless Depths of God’s Infinite Love