Born: Ju­ly 15, 1820, Cam­bus­lang, Strath­dyde, Scot­land.

Died: June 9, 1864, Mon­zie­vaird, Perth­shire, Scot­land.

First son of Rev. John Rob­ert­son, D.D., Wil­liam was ed­u­cat­ed at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Glas­gow (MA). In 1843 he be­came par­ish min­is­ter at Mon­zie­vaird. He served on the Hym­nal Com­mit­tee of the Es­tab­lished Church in 1852, 1853 and 1857, and con­trib­ut­ed two hymns to their Hymns for Pub­lic Wor­ship in 1862.

Sources

Hymns

  1. Little Child the Sav­ior Came, A
  2. Thee God We Praise, Thee Lord Confess

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