Edward Jones (Maesyplwm)
EDWARD JONES (Maesyplwm) was born
near the town of Denbigh, March 19, 1761. He had
the misfortune to lose his father when about ten
years old, and the far worse misfortune--to come
in early youth under the influences of evil companionship.
He was twenty-six years old before
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be joined a Christian church, being one out of
about fifteen members of the Calvinistic Methodist
communion who were accustomed to hold their
services in the parlour of a farmhouse. From
that time he became a very useful worker. In
spite of having received but few advantages of
early education, he had used his native talent so
wisely as to be able to add to the occupation of
a farmer that of a village schoolmaster. He was
more or less a verse-maker from his childhood,
amusing his father with making verses when, a boy
of six, he led the oxen at the plough. He died at
Cilcain, near Mold, December 27, 1836. One of
his carols was a great favourite of the famous
Welsh preacher, Christmas Evans, who used at
times to repeat portions of it in his sermons with
most powerful effect. The hymn rendered below
is one of his best;
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