After prac­tic­ing as a phy­si­cian, Haweis at­tend­ed Christ’s Coll­ege, Cam­bridge, then took Ho­ly Or­ders. He be­came as­sist­ant preach­er with Mar­tin Ma­dan at the Lock Hos­pi­tal, Ald­win­cle, North­amp­ton­shire, Eng­land. He was al­so chap­lain to Lady Huntingdon’s cha­pel at Bath, Eng­land, and rec­tor at All Saints’ Church in Ald­wink­le, North­amp­ton­shire. His works in­clude:

• A History of the Church
• A Transla­tion of the New Testament
• A Commentary on the Ho­ly Bi­ble
• Carmino Christo; or, Hymns to the Saviour, 1792

Sources

Lyrics

1. Behold the Lamb of God
2. Dark Was the Night and Cold the Ground
3. Enthroned on High, Al­mighty Lord!
4. From the Cross
5. Happy Morn Is Come, The
6. Great Spirit, by Whose Mighty Power
7. O Thou, from Whom All Good­ness Flows
8. Our Child­ren, Lord, in Faith and Pray­er
9. Submissive to Thy Will, My God
10. Thou Lamb of God, That on the Tree
11. To Thee, My God and Sav­ior

Music

1. Richmond