Who was William Wilberforce? -- he fought slavery for 46 years and was mentored by the man who wrote the hymn...
Wilberforce's day was much like our own. England, then the world's superpower, was struggling with divisive social issues. Public confidence in its system of laws was low, and political scandal was not uncommon. The history of England shows that one man—William Wilberforce—was largely responsible for turning the social tide in a positive direction. This is the power of principled politics.
They got it right -- review of the movie
And here's a free online book about Wilberforce you can read right now --
What made Wilberforce tick was a profound biblical allegiance to what he called the "peculiar doctrines" of Christianity. These, he said, give rise in turn to true "affections" for spiritual things, which then break the power of pride and greed and fear and lead to transformed morals, which lead to the political welfare of the nation. No true Christian can endure in battling unrighteousness unless his heart is aflame with new spiritual affections, or passions.
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