A number of well-known hymns, including Augustus Montague Toplady's Rock of Ages, first appeared in the Gospel Magazine.

Toplady, sponsored by Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, used the magazine to attack John Wesley.

[1] Other contributors included John Newton, the organist William Shrubsole (1760–1806), the hymn writer Daniel Turner (1710–98) and (at a later date) the particular Baptist minister John Andrew Jones (1779–1868).

[2] The Gospel Magazine Trust is currently working to scan their extant copies—going back 240 years—and upload them onto the website.

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