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Richard De Courcy
1743–1803
An Irish-born Anglican preacher and hymn writer, he became known for energetic Calvinist preaching and for ministry linked with George Whitefield and Lady Huntingdon’s circle. His sermons and hymns kept circulating after his death, giving him a small but lasting place in evangelical history.
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Sermons by the late Rev. Richard de Courcy
by Richard De Courcy
About the author
Born in Ireland in 1743, Richard De Courcy was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and entered the Church of England. Early biographical sources describe him as a gifted preacher whose strongly Calvinist views shaped both his ministry and his writing.
His career widened after contact with George Whitefield and through connections with Lady Huntingdon’s evangelical network. He later served in Shropshire, including at St. Alkmond, and became known for forceful preaching that drew large crowds as well as controversy.
De Courcy also wrote hymns and left behind published sermons, including editions issued after his death in 1803. Although not widely famous today, he is still remembered in hymn and church-history circles as a vivid evangelical voice of the late eighteenth century.