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John Berridge (February 1716 − 22 January 1793) was an Anglican evangelical revivalist and hymnist. ==Life== He was born in Kingston, Nottinghamshire, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. He was the son of a wealthy grazier in Nottinghamshire. In 1749, he was ordained to the parish of Stapleford, near Cambridge. In 1755 he became Vicar of Everton. He never married. By 1758 he would ride on horseback far and wide across the whole of Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. He preached up to twelve open-air sermons and travelled over 100 miles each week.〔(Local history article ) published by Canon Dr Owen Spencer-Thomas in ''Ely Ensign''. Accessed 5 November 2010.〕 Berridge, the vicar of Everton, was commended by John Wesley as one of the most simple as well as most sensible of all whom it pleased God to employ in reviving primitive Christianity. C.H. Spurgeon included John Berridge on his list of Eccentric Preachers along with Hugh Latimer, Hugh Peters, Daniel Burgess, Rowland Hill, Matthew Wilks, William Dawson, Jacob Gruber, Edward Taylor, Edward Brooke, and Billy Bray.
His first collection of hymns was published as ''A Collection of Divine Songs'' in the 1760s. In 1785, a collection of 342 hymns were published. He died at the age of 77 and thousands attended his funeral. At his own request John Berridge was buried on the north-east side of Everton churchyard as "a means of consecrating it". This piece of ground had previously been reserved for those who had come to a dishonourable end. His gravestone is a testament to his humble faith. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Berridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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