Died: Oc­to­ber 6, 1843.

Hankinson was e­du­cat­ed at Cor­pus Chris­ti Col­lege, Cam­bridge (MA 1831), where he won the Sea­ton­i­an prize sev­er­al times. He served as Cur­ate of St. Mar­ga­ret’s, Lynn, and in­cum­bent of St. Mat­thew’s Cha­pel, Den­mark Hill. His works in­clude:

• Sacred Po­ems, 1827. His brothers re­pub­lished this work in en­larged form as a me­mor­i­al vol­ume in 1844, and it was re-is­sued sev­er­al times (fifth edi­tion in 1860).

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Lyrics

1. Come, See the Place Where Jesus Lies
2. Let Thy Spirit, Lord, Descending
3. Mighty God, May We Address Thee?
4. Our Father, if Indeed Thou Art
5. We Are a Young and Happy Crew
6. Who Shall Ascend the Holy Place