William Whiting was born in Kensington, November 1, 1825, and was educated at Clapham and Winchester Colleges. He was later master of Winchester College Choristers' School, where he wrote Rural Thoughts and Other Poems, 1851. He died at Winchester.
--The Hymnal 1940 Companion… Go to person page >
Translator: O. Lloyd Owen
(no biographical information available about O. Lloyd Owen.) Go to person page >
Author (stanzas 2, 3): Daniel Hughes
(no biographical information available about Daniel Hughes.) Go to person page >
The original chant melody associated with this text [i.e., "Eternal Father, strong to save"] is found in most hymnals of denominations where chant has played a role, including the Lutheran tradition, which has produced much organ music on this well-known chant.
The setting here is by John B. Dykes (…