Folliott Sanford Pierpoint was born in Bath, England in 1835. He was educated at Queen’s College, Cambridge, graduating in 1871. He published a volume of poems in 1878 and contributed a few hymns to the Churchman’s Companion, Lyra Eucharistica, and other publications. He was a life-long member of the Church of England.
John Henry Newman, a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, was born in London in 1801. He graduated from Oxford in 1820 and for several years was a tutor at that college. He was a leader of the High Church party in the Church of England and had great influence among the young men at Oxford.
Gerard Moultrie, a clergyman in the Church of England, was born in 1829 in Rugby, England. Among his published volumes were Hymns and Lyrics for the Seasons and Saints’ Days of the Church, 1867. His hymns include translations from Latin, Greek, and German.
John Samuel Bewley Monsell, a clergyman in the Church of England, was born in Londonderry, Ireland in 1811. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He took holy orders in 1834 and served in several offices of the Church of England. His death in 1875 was caused by his falling from the roof of his church, which was at the time under construction.
Henry Francis Lyte, a clergyman in the Church of England, was born in Kelso, Scotland in 1793. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin where he graduated in 1814. During his college career he won the prize for the best English poem on three occasions.
Thomas Ken, a bishop of the Church of England, was born in Berkhampstead, England in 1637. He was educated at Winchester School and Oxford University, graduating in 1661. With six other bishops he refused to publish the “Declaration of Indulgence” issued by James II in 1688 and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. After his release he spent the rest of his life writing hymns and devotional works. He died in 1711.
William Walsham How, a bishop of the Church of England, was born in Shrewsbury, England in 1823. He graduated from Oxford in 1845 and was ordained to the ministry in 1846. He held various positions in the Church of England before he became bishop in 1888. He died in 1897.
Reginald Heber, a bishop of the Church of England, was born in Malpas, England in 1783. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he early took the prize for both Latin and English poems. Ordained in 1807 he became the Missionary Bishop of Calcutta from 1823 until his death in 1826.
Edwin Hatch, a Church of England clergyman, was born in Derby, England in 1835. He graduated from Oxford in 1857 and became, in 1867, vice-principal of St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford. He was rector of Purleigh from 1883 until his death in 1889.