Josiah Conder

thumb|Josiah Conder in 1840 Josiah Conder (sometimes spelt Condor) (17 September 1789 – 27 December 1859), correspondent of Robert Southey and well connected to romantic authors of his day, was editor of the British literary magazine The Eclectic Review, the Nonconformist and abolitionist newspaper The Patriot, the author of romantic verses, poetry, and many popular hymns. Sourced Oh, when His wisdom can mistake,His might decay, His love forsake,Then may His children cease to sing, —"The Lord omnipotent is King!" Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 274. External links Josiah Conder (editor and author) Hymns The first World Anti-Slavery Convention, 1840 Sonnets - The Seasons 410-417-BreadOfHeaven.html download site for hymns Hymns Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The Apocalypse in English Romantic Literature Josiah Conder: A Memoir, by Eustace Rogers Conder (1857) Category:1789 births Category:1859 deaths Category:People from London Category:Editors from England Category:Abolitionists Category:Hymnwriters from England