Born: 1665, Eng­land.

Died: Jan­u­ary 29, 1739, Bock­ing, Es­sex, Eng­land.

Son of William Shepherd, some­time Vi­car of Til­brook, Bed­ford­shire, Thom­as was or­dained an An­gli­can priest, serv­ing first at St. Neots, then in Buck­ing­ham­shire. He lat­er left the Church of Eng­land, and in 1694 be­came pas­tor of the In­de­pen­dent Cas­tle Hill Bap­tist Meet­ing, North­amp­ton (Phil­ip Dod­dridge lat­er served there, as well). In 1700 he moved to Bock­ing, Es­sex, preach­ing in a barn for sev­er­al years be­fore a cha­pel could be built. He served there the re­maind­er of his life.

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Hymns

  1. Alas! My God, That We Should Be
  2. Death Steals upon Us Un­a­wares
  3. Great God, Thou Art a God of Grace
  4. Must Je­sus Bear the Cross Alone?
  5. My God, My God, My Light

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