Born: May 10, 1825, Islington, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 18, 1905.

Eddis be­longed to the Ca­tho­lic Apos­tol­ic Church, com­mon­ly known as the “Ir­vin­gites.” His eld­est bro­ther was por­trait ar­tist Eden Up­ton Ed­dis. Edw­ard’s works in­clude:

• Hymns for the Use of the Church­es (Lon­don: Bos­worth & Har­ris­on, 1864)

Sources

Lyrics

1. In Us the Hope of Glory
2. Our Sins, Our Sorrows
3. Thou Standest at the Altar

Translations

1. O Bright­ness of th’Immor­tal Fa­ther’s Face