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Henry Martyn

It has always happened hitherto that whenever I have begun to feel an attachment to places, persons, or things, of a merely temporary nature, I have been carried away from them. Amen! May I live as a stranger and pilgrim upon the earth. May we be brought to that better country where painful changes are known no more.

Henry Martyn

My soul, alas, needs these uneasinesses in outward things, to be driven to take refuge in God.

Henry Martyn

I am born for God only. Christ is nearer to me than father, or mother, or sister - a near relation, a more affectionate Friend; and I rejoice to follow Him, and to love Him. Blessed Jesus! Thou art all I want - a forerunner to me in all I ever shall go through as a Christian, a minister, or a missionary....

Henry Martyn

Henry Martyn

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Born: February 18, 1781

Died: October 16, 1812 (aged 31)

Bio: Henry Martyn was an Anglican priest and missionary to the peoples of India and Persia. Born in Truro, Cornwall, he was educated at Truro Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. A chance encounter with Charles Simeon led him to become a missionary.

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Journal and Letters of the Rev. Henry Martyn
Journal and Letters of Henry Martyn
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