Daniel Rees (8 February 1793 – 13 June 1857) was a

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clergyman and

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writer. Rees was born at Felin Newydd,

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in Carmarthenshire,

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, on 8 February 1793. He went to Castellhywel school before attending

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. After being ordained, he was

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, from 1818 to 1823, before becoming perpetual curate of

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, Monmouthshire. His publications included ' in 1831, and ''A Selection of Psalms and Hymns'' in 1832; the popularity of both books was demonstrated by the fact that each book was reprinted on several occasions in the following 30 years. The books included some of Rees's original hymns and translations. He died on 13 June 1857.

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1793 births 1857 deaths 19th-century Welsh Anglican priests Church in Wales hymnwriters Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford People from Carmarthenshire {{Wales-bio-stub