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Jackson, Edward, M.A., was born in 1812, and took Holy Orders in 1845, and became Clerk in Orders of Leeds Parish Church the same year, Incumbent of St. James's, Leeds, 1846, and Hon. Canon of Ripon, 1875. He received his M.A. from the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1847. In 1875 Canon Jackson published a Supplement of Hymns for Use in Public Worship, Mission Services, and Schools, to which he contributed several original hymns, and a few adaptations from the German. Some of these have passed into other collections and include:—
1. And now we go away and leave this hallowed place. Close of Service.
2. Assembled in Thy temple, Lord. Divine Worship.
3. Begin the glorious lay. Master.
4. Behold the sacred rite. Holy Communion.
5. Come, little child, with me. Sunday Schools.
6. Gathered in this sacred place. Divine Worship.
7. Gathered in this upper room. Mission Service.
8. God is gone up on high, Bless ye, &c. Ascension.
9. Hail to the holy morn. Christmas.
10. Hear us, holy Jesus. Lent.
11. How blest in Jesus' steps to tread. Imitation of Christ.
12. Lord, once more we sing Thy praises. School Festival.
13. Met at this most solemn time. Close of the Year.
14. Most Holy Lord and God, Lo, in Thy courts. Divine Worship.
15. O no! it is not death to fly Above earth's, &c. Death the entrance into Life.
16. One more year is passed away. Old & New Year.
17. Spirit of Christ and God, Pt. i. Whitsuntide.
18. Spirit of cleansing grace, Pt. ii. Whitsuntide.
19. Spared by Thy goodness, gracious Lord . Parish Festival.
20. The power that rules the globe. Christ's Power to Heal .
21. To God all glory be. Holy Trinity .
22. To those who tread with duteous pace. The Christian Seasons.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)