Excerpt from Spiritual Songs, or Songs of Praise to Almighty God: Upon Several Occasions, and Penitential Cries
Hosannah to the Son of David, or Hymns of Praise to God, for our glorious Redemption by Christ, pp. 48, Bristol, 1759.
An Elegy on the Reverend Mr. G. Whitefield, A.M., Chaplain to the Right Honourable Countess of Huntingdon, who died September 30th, 1770, in Newbury, in New England, presented to Her Ladyship by William Williams, pp. 12, Carmarthen, 1771.
Gloria In Excelsis, or Hymns of Praise to God and the Lamb, pp. 76, Carmarthen, 1772. - All by William Williams (of Pantycelyn, Carmarthen): with Biographical Sketch by the Rev. Edward Morgan, A M., Vicar of Syston, Leicestershire, Author of "Williams's Life," &c., in one volume, 12mo, cloth, 4s.
"We have been anxiously waiting for a long time for some Welshman to undertake the task of presenting his countrymen, as well as his neighbours, the English, with a new edition of old Williams's English Hymns, but until recently in vain.
"We have it now however laid before us; the volume contains, at least it professes to contain, the whole of the Hymns of the sweet Songster of Wales.
"The Hosannah was published by the Author in the year 1759, a century ago: at that period Mr. Williams had only published one of his Welsh Hymn-Books - the Alleluia - some of the English Hymns in the Hosannah are translations from the Welsh Hymn-Book just named: but by far the greater portion are original, and on new subjects.
"The other work in this volume, "Gloria in Excelsis," was composed at the request of Lady Huntingdon, for the service of the Orphan-House built by Mr. Whitefield in Georgia in America, this was printed in Carmarthen in 1772.
"The present edition has been been issued by Mr. Daniel Sedgwick, Bookseller, Sun-Street, London, and is a fac-simile of the originals published by Mr. Williams himself; the Rev. Edward Morgan, of Syston, Leicestershire, has contributed some notes to the work, with a brief review of the Life of the Author. Some of Williams's hymns are as well known as those of Watts or Cowper, and although the Author has been rather negligent in his language, owing doubtless to his lack of practice in the English, which makes his hymns appear more rugged and less refined than could have been desired, in order to make them acceptable amongst the highly cultivated English critic, yet no one who has felt the corruption of his own heart and acquainted with the workings of faith in the Redeemer, can read them without heartfelt rejoicing, and value them as suitable medicine for pouring out his tenderest feelings - consecrated in words which incline us to consider them almost inspired - and so apposite as to make us believe they wore intended for our own individual case."
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