--- title: "4 Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Quotes - Famous Theologian (Select collection of hymns)" description: "Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon was an English Methodist leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon-83959.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon-83959.jpg) # Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791) Theologian **4** quotes in **55** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon was a theologian, best known for *Select collection of hymns*. ## Quick Facts About Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Born August 24, 1707 Died June 17, 1791 Profession Theologian Notable works Select collection of hymns ## About Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon was an English Methodist leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales. She founded an evangelical branch in England and Sierra Leone, known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. ## Quotes by Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon > [My work is done; I have nothing left to do but to go to my Father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-do-but-to-go-to-my-father/) [Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_done_my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-d_455068.jpg) > [Middle-age has its compensations. You feel no need to do what you do not like. You are no longer ashamed of yourself;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/middle-age-has-its-compensations-you-feel-no-need-to-do-what-you-do/) [Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_age_middle-age-has-its-compensations-you-fee_2027943.jpg) > [Writer Somerset Maugham, after his parents deaths, spent a few stultifying years in his uncle's vicarage. Later, in his teens at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/writer-somerset-maugham-after-his-parents-deaths-spent-a-few/) [Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/) [Agnosticism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agnosticism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_agnosticism_writer-somerset-maugham-after-his-parent_2117586.jpg) > [I am often tired of myself, and I have a notion that by travel I can add to my personality, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/i-am-often-tired-of-myself-and-i-have-a-notion-that-by-travel-i-can/) [Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/) [Add](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/add/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_add_i-am-often-tired-of-myself-and-i-have-a_2316607.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/#itemlist", "name": "Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My work is done; I have nothing left to do but to go to my Father.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selina-hastings-countess-of-huntingdon/my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-do-but-to-go-to-my-father/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_done_my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-d_455068.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_done_my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-d_455068.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/selina-hastings-countess-of-hu_done_my-work-is-done-i-have-nothing-left-to-d_455068.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My work is done; I have nothing left to do but to go to my Father.” — Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Middle-age has its compensations. 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