1858 - 1923 Author of "O Lord of love, O King of peace" Brett, Jesse, son of Charles Brett of Danbury, Essex, was born at Prittlewell, Essex, in 1858, and educated at Hatfield Hall, Durham, L.Th. 1888, D. 1888, P. 1889. After holding curacies in Derbyshire and Essex, he became in 1898 Chaplain of All Saints Hospital, Eastbourne. His hymns include the following:—
1. God the Father, God the Son. (Second stanza, "Jesus, Master, Saviour, hear.") [Litany,] Written in 1894, and printed for use in St. Michael's, Myland, Colchester. Included in Church Hymns, 1903.
2. Jesu, Lord, enthroned on high. [Good Friday.] Contributed to Church Hymns, 1903.
3. O Jesu, Lord, Thy cross I see. [Home Missions.] Contributed to Church Hymns, 1903.
4. O King of Saints, O Lord of might. [Dedication of Special Offerings.] Contributed to Church Hymns, 1903.
5. God the Father, God the Son. (Second stanza, "In our sorrow and distress.") [Service for the Dead.] Included in the Requiem Hymnal. Guild of All Souls, London, 1898.
6. O Lord of love, O King of Peace. [Holy Communion.] Given in Irish Church Hymnal, 1893.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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