Ope, ope, my soul, around thee press

Author: Herbert New

New, Herbert, b. 1820. Solicitor, of Evesham, whose hymn of Aspiration, "Lie open, soul! around thee press," is given in J. P. Hopp’s Collection, 1877. It appeared [with the first line, “Ope, ope, my soul!"] in George Dawson's Collection, 1853, and is also in the American Disciples' Hymn-book. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >