A so­li­ci­tor by pro­fess­ion, and mem­ber of the Con­gre­ga­tion­al de­nom­in­a­tion, Raw­son lived for ma­ny years at Clif­ton, near Bris­tol, and al­so prac­ticed law in Leeds. In 1853, he helped the Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ters of Leeds com­pile Psalms, Hymns, and Pass­ag­es of Script­ure for Christ­ian Wor­ship (com­mon­ly known as the Leeds Hymn-book). In 1858, he as­sist­ed Dr. Green and other Bap­tist min­is­ters in pre­par­ing Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Bap­tist De­nom­in­a­tion. His works in­clude:

• Hymns, Verses, and Chants (Lon­don: Hod­der and Stoughton, 1876)
• Songs of Spiritual Thought, 1885

Sources

Hymns

1. And Will the Mighty God
2. Beautiful, Desired, and Dear
3. Blessed Are They Who Have Not Seen
4. Blessed Is the Faithful Heart
5. By Christ Redeemed, in Christ Restored
6. Captain and Savior of the Host
7. Christ to Heaven Is Gone Before
8. Come to Our Poor Nature’s Night
9. Father in High Heaven Dwelling
10. Father of Love and Power
11. Give Dust to Dust
12. God Is Our Refuge, God Our Strength
13. God the Father, Be Thou Near
14. God the Lord Is King
15. He Fell Asleep in Christ the Lord
16. Immersed Beneath the Closing Wave
17. In the Dark and Cloudy Day
18. Jesus the Lord, Our Righteousness
19. Lo, a Voice from Heaven Hath Said
20. Lord, Let Me Pray, I Know Not How
21. Lord, We Bless Thee, Who Hast Given
22. My Father, It Is Good for Me
23. O Pallid, Gentle, Grief Worn Face
24. O Thou Good Shepherd
25. Our Eyes We Lift Up to the Hills
26. Out of the Depths, the Gulfs, the Night
27. Praise Ye the Lord! Immortal Choir
28. Reaper, Behold the Fields Are White
29. Rise, Heart, Thy Lord Arose
30. Soul, Thy Week of Toil Is Ended
31. This, the Old World’s Day of Rest
32. Thou Who Hast Known the Careworn Breast
33. Thou Who Thyself Did Sanctify
34. Upon the Ho­ly Mountains High
35. Voices of the Deep Blue Night
36. Walking with Thee, My God
37. We Limit Not the Truth of God
38. With Gladness We Wor­ship