Short Name: | Athelstan Riley |
Full Name: | Riley, Athelstan, 1858-1945 |
Birth Year: | 1858 |
Death Year: | 1945 |
Riley, John Athelstan Laurie, M.A., s. of John Riley, Mytholmroyd, Yorks, was born in London, Aug. 10, 1858, and educated at Eton and at Pembroke College, Oxford (B.A. 1881, M.A. 1883). He has been since 1892 a member of the House of Laymen of the Province of Canterbury. He was one of the compilers of The English Hymnal, 1906, and contributed to it seven translations from the Latin (34, 185, 193, 195, 213, 242, 321, with No. 97 previously published), and one from the Greek, beginning, "What sweet of life endureth," from Iiola rod fiiov, p. 899, i., and the following originals:—
1. Come, let us join the Church above. Martyrs.
2. Saints of God! Lo, Jesu’s people. St. Bartholomew. The initials of the lines form the acrostic Saint Bartholomew; it is really a general hymn for Apostles.
3. Ye watchers and ye holy ones. Universal Praise to God. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Texts by Athelstan Riley (16) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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Zion, praise thy Savior, singing | John Athelstan Laurie Riley (Translator) | English | 1 |
Ye watchers and ye holy ones | John Athelstan Riley (Author) | English | 100 |
What sweet of life endureth | Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 (Translator) | English | 5 |
The praises of that saint we sing | A. R. (Translator) | English | 6 |
Saints of God! Lo, Jesus' people | A. R. (Author) | English | 7 |
O Food of men wayfaring | John Athelstan Lurie Riley, 1858-1945 (Translator) | English | 12 |
O Bread of Life from heaven | Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 (Translator (St. 3)) | English | 1 |
Hail, O star that pointest | Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 (Translator) | English | 9 |
Gloriosos ángeles, alzad | Athelstan Riley (Author) | Spanish | 3 |
Dost thou truly seek renown | A. R. (Translator) | English | 5 |
Come, let us join the Church above | A. R. (Author) | English | 3 |
Christ the fair glory of the holy angels, Maker of all things, ruler of all nations | J. Athelstan L. Riley (1858-1945) (Translator) | English | 2 |
Jesus the Glory of the Holy Angels | Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 (Translator) | English | 7 |
Blest martyr, let thy triumph day | A. R. (Translator) | English | 2 |
Another year completed | A. R. (Translator) | English | 5 |
All, hail ye little martyr flowers | A. R. (Translator) | English | 5 |