Come, hear ye how God's priest of old

Author: William H. Jewitt

Born: March 17, 1842, Headington, Oxfordshire, England. Died: 1910, London England. Jewitt, William Henry, nephew of Mr. Orlando Jewitt, the engraver, was b. at Headington, Oxford, March 17, 1842. Mr. Jewitt is an architect and artist. He has written several hymns of more than usual merit. The earliest were published as Hymns on the Te Deum, Manchester, J. Anson, 1874. This little work contains 23 pieces. He also published in 1886 a vol. of tales in verse, entitled "The Romance of Love." His hymns in common use are: 1. Christ the Lion of royal Judah. St. Mark. 2. O Christ, the Father's mirrored Light. All Saints. 3. O, Father, mid the cherubim. St. Michael and All Angels during the Offertory. 4. O Father of the world… Go to person page >