Born: March 2, 1811, St. Col­umb’s, Lon­don­der­ry, Ire­land.

Died: Ap­ril 9, 1875, Guil­ford, Sur­rey, Eng­land.

Buried: Guil­ford Cem­e­te­ry, Sur­rey, Eng­land.

Monsell, son of the arch­dea­con of Lon­don­der­ry, Ire­land, at­tend­ed Trin­i­ty Coll­ege in Dub­lin, and was or­dained in 1834. In 1853, he was as­signed to a post in Eng­land. He was Vic­ar of Eg­ham, Sur­rey, un­til 1870, and Rec­tor at St. Nicho­las’, Guild­ford, un­til 1875, when he was killed by a fall from the roof of the church while it was be­ing re­built. His 11 vol­umes of po­e­try en­com­pass al­most 300 hymns. His works in­clude:

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Awake, Glad Soul
  2. Birds Have Their Quiet Nests
  3. Blessed Hope, That We the Fallen
  4. Blessed Lord, Who, Till the Morn­ing
  5. Bounteous Blesser of the Seedtime
  6. Brightly Hopeful for the Future
  7. Broken, Contrite Heart Oppressed, The
  8. Christ Incarnate in His Poor
  9. Christ Is the Foundation
  10. Christ Is Risen! Hallelujah!
  11. Church of God, with Equal Pray­er, The
  12. Come and Deck the Grave with Flowers
  13. Dark and Dim the Daylight Rose
  14. Few Bright Leaders of Her Host, A
  15. Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might
  16. Friend of the Friendless and the Lone
  17. God Is Love, by Him Upholden
  18. God of That Glorious Gift of Grace
  19. Good Old Times, How Glorious, The
  20. Happy, Happy, Christmas, A
  21. Heart in Heart, and Hand in Hand
  22. Ho­ly Offerings, Rich and Rare
  23. Ho­ly Spirit, Long Expected
  24. Hours and Days and Months and Year
  25. I Have No Comfort but Thy Love
  26. I Hunger and I Thirst
  27. I Knew Thee in the Land of Drought
  28. I Think of Thee, My God, by Night
  29. In Thee, My God, Will We Rejoice
  30. Jesus, Gentle Sufferer, Say
  31. Jesus, My Loving Lord! I Know
  32. Journey Done; The Rest Begun, The
  33. Laboring and Heavy-Laden
  34. Last Sun­day of the Work-Day Year
  35. Lay the Precious Body
  36. Light of the World, We Hail Thee
  37. Lord, Dependent on Thy Promise
  38. Lord of the Living Harvest
  39. Lord, to Whom Except to Thee?
  40. Lord, What Records of Thy Love
  41. Loved by God, the Father
  42. Members of Christ, Children of God
  43. Mercy, Mercy, God the Father
  44. Mighty Father, Blessed Son
  45. My God, What Wondrous Love Was Thine
  46. My Head Is Low, My Heart Is Sad
  47. My Sins Have Taken Such a Hold on Me
  48. My Sins, My Sins, My Savior
  49. O for a Heart More Fervent
  50. O for the Time When on the World
  51. O God, Most Mighty, Listen Now
  52. O Ho­ly Sabbath Day
  53. O Love Divine and Golden
  54. O Wor­ship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
  55. O’er the Distant Mountains Breaking
  56. Oft Doth the Christ­ian’s Heart Inquire
  57. On Our Way Rejoicing
  58. One Lesson More the Church Must Learn
  59. Other Name Than Our Dear Lord’s
  60. Pity on Us, Heavenly Father
  61. Praise the Lord, Rejoice, Ye Gentiles
  62. Proudly in His Hall of Judgment
  63. Rest of the Weary
  64. Shadow of a Mighty Rock
  65. Simple Trust That Can Confide, The
  66. Sing, O Heaven; O Earth, Rejoice
  67. Sinful, Sighing to be Blest
  68. Sing to the Lord a Joyful Song
  69. Sing to the Lord of Harvest
  70. So Teach Me Lord, to Number
  71. Soon and For Ever
  72. Springtide Hour Brings Leaf and Flower, The
  73. Sweet Is the Gentle Voice of Spring
  74. Sweet Is Thy Mercy, Lord
  75. Teach Me to Do the Thing That Pleaseth Thee
  76. This Day the Lord Is Risen
  77. Thou Art Near, Yes, Lord, I Feel It
  78. Though Thou Slay Me, I Will Trust
  79. To Christ the Lord! The Incarnate Word
  80. To Thee, O Dear, Dear Savior!
  81. We Ask for Life, and Mean Thereby
  82. Weary and Sad, a Wanderer from Thee
  83. When Cold Our Hearts
  84. When I Had Wandered from His Fold
  85. Why Restless, Why So Weary?
  86. World May in Its Wealth Delight, The
  87. Wouldst Thou Learn the Depths of Sin?
  88. Yes, I Do Feel, My God, That I Am Thine

Music

  1. Monsell