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The splendors of thy glory, Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals

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The splendors of thy glory, Lord

Hymnal: Church Hymns with Tunes #33 (1874) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Languages: English

The splendors of thy glory, Lord

Hymnal: Songs of Praise #35 (1926) Meter: 8.6.8.6

The splendors of thy glory Lord

Author: E. W. Benson; Charles Coffin Hymnal: Songs of Praise for America #d104 (1938)

1829 - 1896 Person Name: E. W. Benson Author of "The splendors of thy glory Lord" in Songs of Praise for America Benson, Edward White, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury, son of Edward White Benson, of York, was born at Birmingham, 14th July, 1829, and educated at King Edward's School in that town, and Trinity Coll., Cambridge. At Birmingham his contemporaries under the head mastership of Dr. Prince Lee, subsequently first Bishop of Manchester, included Dr. Westcott, and Dr. Lightfoot, Bishop of Durham. At Cambridge he took the high position of Sen. Opt. and 1st cl. Classical Tripos, winning also the distinction of Senior Chancellor's Classical Medalist. He subsequently became a Fellow of his College. In 1852 he passed from Cambridge to Rugby as assistant master; in 1859 from Rugby to Wellington College, of which he was Head Master for fourteen years; in 1872 from Wellington College to Lincoln, as Chancellor of the Cathedral; in 1877 from Lincoln to Truro, as the first Bishop of that Diocese; and in 1883 from Truro to Canterbury, as the Primate of All England. In addition to these appointments he was also Prebendary of Lincoln and Chaplain to the Queen. The sterling value of Dr. Benson's work at Wellington College, at Lincoln, and at Truro, is strongly emphasized by his appointment to Canterbury. His literary labors have not been very extensive; but as a contributor to the Dictionary of Christian Biography, and the author of Work, Friendship, Worship (University Sermons at Cambridge), 1871; Boy Life; Sundays in Wellington College, 1874, and Single-heart, 1877, he is well and favorably known. His hymnological work embraces the co-editorship of the 1856 edition of the Rugby School Hymn-book; the editorship of the Wellington College Chapel Hymn Book, 1860, 1863, 1873, the translation of various Latin and Greek hymns, including Angulare Fundamentum; Tristes erant Apostoli; Dies Irae; O Luce Qui mortalibus; Te lucis ante terminum; (q.v.), and a limited number of original hymns. Of the latter the best is the Rogation Hymn, “O throned, O crowned with all renown" (q. v.). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ====================== Benson, E. W., p. 135, ii. Abp. Benson died suddenly at Hawarden, Oct. 11, 1896. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Charles Coffin

1676 - 1749 Author of "The splendors of thy glory Lord" Coffin, Charles, born at Buzaney (Ardennes) in 1676, died 1749, was principal of the college at Beauvais, 1712 (succeeding the historian Rollin), and rector of the University of Paris, 1718. He published in 1727 some, of his Latin poems, for which he was already noted, and in 1736 the bulk of his hymns appeared in the Paris Breviary of that year. In the same year he published them as Hymni Sacri Auctore Carolo Coffin, and in 1755 a complete ed. of his Works was issued in 2 vols. To his Hymni Sacri is prefixed an interesting preface. The whole plan of his hymns, and of the Paris Breviary which he so largely influenced, comes out in his words. "In his porro scribendis Hymnis non tam poetico indulgendunv spiritui, quam nitoro et pietate consulendum esse existimavi. Pleraque igitur, argumentis convenientia e purissiinis Scripturae Sacrae fontibus deprompsi quac idoneis Ecclesiae cantui numeris alligarem." His hymns are described by a French critic as having less brilliancy than those of Santüil (q.v.), but more simplicity and unction. They number 100 in the edition of 1736. Translated into English by J. Chandler, I. Williams and others, are noted under their respective Latin first lines. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)