Born: October 27 1845, Chu­san Island, Che-Chiang, Chi­na.

Died: May 2, 1926.

As of 1901, Canton was a book pub­lish­er’s lit­er­a­ry man­a­ger in Horn­sey, Lon­don. Around 1905, he was liv­ing in High­gate, Lon­don. His works in­clude:

• History of the Bri­tish and For­eign Bi­ble So­ci­e­ty, 1903

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Lyrics

1. Hold Thou My Hands!
2. Through the Night Thy Angels Kept