Born: 1849, For­est Arms, Brech­fa, Car­ma­then­shire, Wales.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 20, 1918.

Buried: Brech­fa, Car­ma­then­shire, Wales.

Lewis, a clerk in the In­land Re­ve­nue of­fic­es in Swan­sea, trans­lat­ed a num­ber of hymns, as well as Ho­mer’s Il­iad and Gray’s El­e­gy.

Translations

1. Speak, I Pray Thee, Gentle Jesus!