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The year is swiftly waning
Author: Bishop W. Walsham How Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Harvest Used With Tune: HAMBRIDGE
The year is swiftly waning
Good Joseph had a garden
Author: A. M. Milner-Barry Appears in 11 hymnals Used With Tune: HAMBRIDGE
Good Joseph had a garden
In Paradise Reposing
Author: Richard F. Littledale Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1. In paradise reposing,
By life’s eternal well,
The tender lambs of Jesus
In greenest pastures dwell.
2. There palms and tiny crownlets
Aglow with brightest gem,
Bedeck the baby martyrs
Who died in Bethlehem.
3. With them the rose-wreathed army
Of children undefiled,
Who passed through mortal torments
For love of Christ the child;
4. With them in peace unending,
With them in joyous mirth,
Are all the stainless infants
Which since have gone from earth.
5. The angels, once their guardians,
Their fellows now in grace,
With them, in love adoring,
See God the Father’s face.
6. The lullaby to hush them
In that eternal rest,
Is sweet angelic singing,
Their nurses mothers blest.
7. O Jesu, loving shepherd,
Who tenderly dost bear
Thy lambs in Thine own bosom,
Bring us to join them there. Used With Tune: HAMBRIDGE Text Sources: People's Hymnal, 1867, alt.
In Paradise Reposing
The year is swiftly waning
Author: Bishop W. Walsham How Hymnal: The Book of Common Praise #313b (1939) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Topics: Harvest Tune Title: HAMBRIDGE
The year is swiftly waning
In Paradise Reposing
Author: Richard F. Littledale Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3028 Meter: 7.6.7.6 Lyrics: 1. In paradise reposing,
By life’s eternal well,
The tender lambs of Jesus
In greenest pastures dwell.
2. There palms and tiny crownlets
Aglow with brightest gem,
Bedeck the baby martyrs
Who died in Bethlehem.
3. With them the rose-wreathed army
Of children undefiled,
Who passed through mortal torments
For love of Christ the child;
4. With them in peace unending,
With them in joyous mirth,
Are all the stainless infants
Which since have gone from earth.
5. The angels, once their guardians,
Their fellows now in grace,
With them, in love adoring,
See God the Father’s face.
6. The lullaby to hush them
In that eternal rest,
Is sweet angelic singing,
Their nurses mothers blest.
7. O Jesu, loving shepherd,
Who tenderly dost bear
Thy lambs in Thine own bosom,
Bring us to join them there. Languages: English Tune Title: HAMBRIDGE
In Paradise Reposing
The year is swiftly waning
Author: Bishop W. W. Howe, 1823-97 Hymnal: Songs of Praise #11 (1925) Languages: English Tune Title: HAMBRIDGE
The year is swiftly waning
William Walsham How
1823 - 1897 Person Name: Bishop W. Walsham How Author of "The year is swiftly waning" in The Book of Common Praise William W. How (b. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, 1823; d. Leenane, County Mayo, Ireland, 1897) studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and Durham University and was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. He served various congregations and became Suffragan Bishop in east London in 1879 and Bishop of Wakefield in 1888. Called both the "poor man's bishop" and "the children's bishop," How was known for his work among the destitute in the London slums and among the factory workers in west Yorkshire. He wrote a number of theological works about controversies surrounding the Oxford Movement and attempted to reconcile biblical creation with the theory of evolution. He was joint editor of Psalms and Hymns (1854) and Church Hymns (1871). While rector in Whittington, How wrote some sixty hymns, including many for children. His collected Poems and Hymns were published in 1886.
Bert Polman
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How, William Walsham, D.D., son of William Wybergh How, Solicitor, Shrewsbury, was born Dec. 13, 1823, at Shrewsbury, and educated at Shrewsbury School and Wadham College, Oxford (B.A. 1845). Taking Holy Orders in 1846, he became successively Curate of St. George's, Kidderminster, 1846; and of Holy Cross, Shrewsbury, 1848. In 1851 he was preferred to the Rectory of Whittington, Diocese of St. Asaph, becoming Rural Dean in 1853, and Hon. Canon of the Cathedral in 1860. In 1879 he was appointed Rector of St. Andrew's Undershaft, London, and was consecrated Suffragan Bishop for East London, under the title of the Bishop of Bedford, and in 1888 Bishop of Wakefield. Bishop How is the author of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Commentary on the Four Gospels; Plain Words , Four Series; Plain Words for Children; Pastor in Parochia; Lectures on Pastoral Work; Three All Saints Summers, and Other Poems , and numerous Sermons , &c. In 1854 was published Psalms and Hymns, Compiled by the Rev. Thomas Baker Morrell, M.A., . . . and the Rev. William Walsham How, M.A. This was republished in an enlarged form in 1864, and to it was added a Supplement in 1867. To this collection Bishop How contributed several hymns, and also to the S. P. C. K. Church Hymns , of which he was joint editor, in 1871. The Bishop's hymns in common use amount in all to nearly sixty.
Combining pure rhythm with great directness and simplicity, Bishop How's compositions arrest attention more through a comprehensive grasp of the subject and the unexpected light thrown upon and warmth infused into facia and details usually shunned by the poet, than through glowing imagery and impassioned rhetoric. He has painted lovely images woven with tender thoughts, but these are few, and found in his least appreciated work. Those compositions which have laid the firmest hold upon the Church, are simple, unadorned, but enthusiastically practical hymns, the most popular of which, "O Jesu, Thou art standing"; "For all the Saints who from their labours rest," and "We give Thee but Thine own," have attained to a foremost rank. His adaptations from other writers as in the case from Bishop Ken, "Behold, the Master passeth by," are good, and his Children's hymns are useful and popular. Without any claims to rank as a poet, in the sense in which Cowper and Montgomery were poets, he has sung us songs which will probably outlive all his other literary works.
The more important of Bishop How's hymns, including those already named, and "Lord, Thy children guide and keep"; "O Word of God Incarnate"; "This day at Thy creating word"; "Who is this so weak and helpless"; and others which have some special history or feature of interest, are annotated under their respective first lines. The following are also in common use:—
i. From Psalms & Hymns, 1854.
1. Before Thine awful presence, Lord. Confirmation.
2. Jesus, Name of wondrous love [priceless worth]. Circumcision. The Name Jesus .
3. Lord Jesus, when we stand afar. Passiontide.
4. O blessing rich, for sons of men. Members of Christ.
5. 0 Lord of Hosts, the earth is Thine. In time of War.
6. O Lord, Who in Thy wondrous love. Advent.
ii. From Psalms & Hymns, enlarged, 1864.
7. Lord, this day Thy children meet. Sunday School Anniversary.
iii. From Supplement to the Psalms & Hymns, 1867.
8. Hope of hopes and joy of joys. Resurrection.
9. 0 daughters blest of Galilee. For Associations of Women.
10. O happy feet that tread. Public Worship.
11. With trembling awe the chosen three. Transfiguration.
iv. From Parish Magazine, 1871, and Church Hymns, 1871.
12. O Jesu, crucified for man. Friday.
13. Yesterday, with worship blest. Monday.
v. From the S. P. C. K. Church Hymns. 1871.
14. Bowed low in supplication. For the Parish.
15. Great Gabriel sped on wings of light. Annunciation, of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
16. O blest was he, whose earlier skill. St. Luke.
17. O God, enshrined in dazzling light. Omnipresence. Divine Worship .
18. O heavenly Fount of Light and Love. Witsuntide.
19. O Lord, it is a blessed thing. Weekdays.
20. 0 One with God the Father. Epiphany.
21. O Thou through suffering perfect made. Hospitals.
22. Rejoice, ye sons of men. Purification of the B. V. M.
23. Summer suns are glowing. Summer.
24. The year is swiftly waning. Autumn.
25. Thou art the Christ, O Lord. St. Peter.
26. To Thee our God we fly. National Hymn.
27. Upon the holy Mount they stood. Transfiguration and Church Guilds.
28. We praise Thy grace, 0 Saviour. St. Mark.
vi. From the S. P. C. K. Children's Hymns, 1872.
29. Behold a little child. Jesus the Child's Example.
30. Come, praise your Lord and Saviour. Children's Praises.
31. It is a thing most wonderful. Sunday School Anniversary.
32. On wings of living light. Easter.
Bishop How's hymns and sacred and secular pieces were collected and published as Poems and Hymns, 1886. The Hymns, 54 in all, are also published separately. He d. Aug. 10, 1897.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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How, W. W., p. 540, i. He died Aug. 10, 1897. His Memoir, by F. D. How, was published in 1898.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
William Walsham How
Anonymous
Composer of "HAMBRIDGE" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
Richard Frederick Littledale
1833 - 1890 Person Name: Richard F. Littledale Author of "In Paradise Reposing" in The Cyber Hymnal Richard Frederick Littledale (b. Dublin, 1833; d. London, 1890) entered Trinity College, Dublin, as a foundation scholar, graduated with a bachelors degree in classics, a Masters of Divinity in 1858, then a Bachelors and Doctorate in Civil Law at Oxford in 1862. From 1856 to 1857 he was the curate of St. Matthew in Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk, and from 1857 to 1861 was the curate of St. Mary the Virgin, in Soho, London. For the remainder of his life he suffered from chronic illness and spent most of his time writing. He authored many books and pamphlets on Anglican liturgy, theology, and the church’s engagement with society, and completed his good friend John Mason Neale’s work on the psalms after Neale died in 1866.
Laura de Jong
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Littledale, Richard Frederick, LL.D., D.C.L., son of John Richard Littledale, merchant, was born at Dublin on the 14th of Sept, 1833, and was educated at Bective House Seminary, and Trinity College, Dublin. His University course was distinguished. In 1852 he became a University Scholar; in 1854 he was first class in Classics and gold medallist; in 1856 he won the Berkeley gold medal (for Greek), and other honours. He graduated B.A., 1855, M.A., 1858, LL.D., 1862, and D.C.L. at Oxford, 1862. Taking Holy Orders in 1856, he was Curate of St. Matthew's, in Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, from 1856 to 1857, and of St. Mary the Virgin, Soho, London, from 1857 to 1861. Through ill-health he retired from parochial work in 1861, and devoted himself to literature. Dr. Littledale's publications amount to about fifty in all, and embrace Theological, Historical, Liturgical, and Hymnological subjects chiefly. His prose works include:—
(1) Application of Colour to the Decoration of Churches, 1857; (2) Religious Communities of Women in the Early Church, 1862; (3) Catholic Ritual in the Church of England, 1861; (4) Continuation of Dr. Neale's Commentary on the Psalms, vols. ii., iii., iv., 1868-74; (5) Commentary on the Song of Songs, 1869; (6) The Petrine Claims, 1878-84; (7) Plain Reasons against joining the Church of Rome, 1880, &c.; (8) Short History of the Council of Trent; and several articles in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1882-88. His contributions to periodical literature have been also extensive and valuable.
Dr. Littledale's Liturgical, Devotional, and Hymnological works include:—
(1) Offices of the Holy Eastern Church, in the Original Greek, with translation into English, Notes, &c, 1863; (2) Carols for Christmas and Other Seasons, 1863; (3)The Priest's Prayer Book, with hymns, 1864, and with Brief Pontifical in 1870 and later editions; (4)The People's Hymnal, 1867 ; (5) The Children's Bread. A Communion Office for the Young, with hymns, 1868; (6) Primitive Liturgies and Translations, 1868-69; (7) Children at Calvary: being The Stations of the Cross in Metre for Singing, 1872; (8) the Christian Passover, 1873; (9) The Altar Manual, 1863-77. He was joint Editor of Nos. 3, 4, 8 and 9 with the Rev. J. E. Vaux; and of No. 6 with Dr. Neale.
In addition to a large number of hymns, original and translated, in the above works, Dr. Littledale has also directly contributed original and translated hymns to:—
(1) Lyra Eucharistica, 1863; (2) Lyra Messianica, 1864; (3) Lyra Mystica, 1865; (4) The Eucharistic Hymnal, 1877; (5) The Roman Breviary in English, by the Marquess of Bute, 1879; (6) The Altar Hymnal, 1884; (7) Supplement to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1889; (8) to the Night Hours of the Church; (9) to the St. Margaret's Hymnal [East Grinstead], 1875; and (10) to the Church Times, The Guardian, &c, &c.
Dr. Littledale's Hymnological works in verse consist of translations of Danish, Swedish, Greek, Latin, Syriac, German, and Italian hymns, together with original Carols, Hymns, and Metrical Litanies. His original hymns remain to be noted. These include the following:—
i. In the Priest's Prayer Book, 1864 :—
1. Captain of Salvation. Christian Warfare.
2. Christ, on Whose Face the soldiers. Passiontide.
3. Christ, Who hast for sinners suffered. Passiontide.
4. God the Father, from on high. For the Sick.
5. Lord Jesu, by Thy passion. Passiontide.
6. Lord, Who in pain and weariness. Passiontide.
7. 0 Jesu, in Thy torture. Passiontide. In Meditations and Prayers on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1863.
8. 0 Lord, to Whom the spirits live. All Souls.
9. The clouds of sorrow rest upon mine eyes. For the Sorrowing.
ii. In the People's Hymnal, 1867:—
10. Christ, our song we lift to Thee. Blessed Virgin Mary.
11. Christ, our Sun, on us arose. Whitsuntide. In Carols for Christmas, &c, 3rd series, 1864.
12. Christ, the Lord, Whose mighty hand. Prayer for Peace.
13. Day is past and gone. Evening. In the Church Times, Feb. 17, 1866.
14. Eternal Shepherd, God most high. Vacancy of a See or Parish.
15. Eternal Wisdom, God most high. Common of Doctors.
16. God eternal, infinite. Septuagesima.
17. Hidden Saviour, great High Priest. Holy Communion.
18. I believe in God the Father. The Creed.
19. I worship Thee, Lord Jesu. Holy Communion. In the Church Times, May 10, 1865.
20. In Paradise reposing. Burial of a Child.
21. In songs of glad thanksgiving. General Thanksgiving.
22. Lord, Whose goodwill is ever sure. In time of Famine.
23. Now the sun is in the skies. Morning. In the Church Times, Jan. 27, 1866.
24. 0 God of mercy, God of love. For Rain.
25. 0 God, Who metest in Thine hand. For those at Sea.
26. 0 God, Whose Sole-Begotten left. Almsgiving.
27. 0 sing to the Lord, Whose bountiful hand. Thanksgiving for Rain.
28. Set upon Sion's wall. Ember Days.
29. The Cedar of Lebanon, Plant of renown. Christmas. First published in Sedding's Christmas Carols, 1863.
30. The fight is o'er, the crown is won. Burial of a Sister of Mercy.
31. The wintry time hath ended. Thanksgiving for Fair Weather.
32. We are marching through the desert. Processional.
33. When the day hath come at last. The Judgment.
In addition to these, a few of the more widely used of Dr. Littledale's original hymns, as "From hidden source arising," and others, are annotated under their respective first lines. In the People's Hymnal, 1867, Dr. Littledale adopted the following signatures:—
A. L. P., i.e., A London Priest.
B., i.e., An initial of a former address.
B. T., i.e., The initials of a former address.
D. L., i.e. Dr. Littledale.
F., i.e., Frederick.
F. R., i.e., Frederick Richard.
L., i.e., Littledale.
P. C. E., i.e., Priest of the Church of England.
P. P. Bk., i.e., Priest's Prayer Book.
Taken as a whole, Dr. Littledale's translations from the seven languages named above are characterised by general faithfulness to the originals, great simplicity of diction, good metre, smooth rhythm, and deep earnestness. His original compositions are usually on special subjects, for which, at th$ time they were written, there were few hymns, and are marked by the same excellent features of a good hymn as his translations. His main object throughout is to teach through Praise and Prayer.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Littledale, Richard F., p. 679, ii. He died at Red Lion Square, London, Jan. 11, 1890.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Richard Frederick Littledale
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