Morgan Rhys | |
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| Born | (1716-04-01)1 April 1716 Cilycwm, Wales |
| Died | 9 August 1779(1779-08-09) (aged 63) Llanfynydd, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
Morgan Rhys (1 April 1716 – 9 August 1779)[1] was aWelshhymn-writer.
Rhys was born inCilycwm as one of six or seven children of Rhys and Anne Lewis.[1][2]
At first one ofGriffith Jones's travelling schoolmasters, he afterwards kept school on his own account atCapel Isaac, nearLlandeilo, living in a cottage onCwm Gwenywdy farm, in the parish ofLlan Fynydd. He early joined theCalvinistic Methodists, and was a member and preacher of theCilycwm Society.
He first appeared as a hymn-writer in 1760, when twenty-two hymns from his pen were published atCarmarthen. In 1764 a second edition of this collection appeared, under the titleGolwg o ben Nebo (A Prospect from the Summit of Nebo); in 1773 a third followed, and in 1775 a fourth, all at Carmarthen. Further editions were published in 1808 (Carmarthen), 1831 (Merthyr), and 1841 (Aberystwyth). In 1767 another collection, entitledGolwg ar ddull y byd hwn yn myned heibio (A Prospect of how the fashion of this world passeth away), was printed at Carmarthen, while a third, issued in 1770 or 1771 from the same press, bore the titleGolwg ar y ddinas noddfa (A Prospect of the city of refuge). In 1770 Rhys published anelegy on several prominent Methodist divines (Carmarthen); Rowlands also mentions three collections of religious verse by him, which he assigns to 1774.
Rhys died inLlanfynydd, and was buried at Llan Fynydd.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: "Rhys, Morgan".Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.| International | |
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