Hawker, Robert, a clergyman of the Church
of England, was born at Exeter, England,
in 1753, and was educated for the medical
profession, becoming a doctor of medicine.
After taking holy orders, he became incumbent
of a Church in Plymouth, and remained
there until his death, April 6, 1827.
He was noted as a polemical preacher and
writer, and also as the author and compiler
of one of the earliest and most popular
of the hymn books for children called
forth by the Sunday school movement. His
Psalms and Hymns Sung by the Sunday
School (published about 1787) passed
through thirteen editions. His most famous
hymn is the doxology found in this Hymnal:
| Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing |
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