Light Shining Out of Darkness by William Cowper
William Cowper’s beautiful hymn, Light Shining Out of Darkness, is best known for the lines “God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform.” Listen to it here.
Category: English 3: American Literature
At the Close of the Year by John Newton
A poem by John Newton (1725-1807), a British sailor and slave trader who experienced conversion and became a writer, Anglican minister, and activist for the abolition of slavery.
A Modell of Christian Charity by John Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop outlines his ideas for keeping Puritan society spiritually strong in their new land.
Satisfaction in God by Cotton Mather
Puritan minister Cotton Mather offers a great deal of wisdom in Satisfaction in God, a surprisingly short sermon.
