Thomas Ken
Thomas Ken was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the developers of modern English hymnody. He is the writer of the hymn Awake My Soul and with the Sun.
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- Berkhamsted
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- Winchester CollegeMagdalen Hall
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1637
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