Born: June 25, 1844, Li­ver­pool, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 3, 1896, Wands­worth Com­mon, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Noble moved to Lon­don in 1881, then to Birk­dale, Lan­ca­shire, liv­ing there eight years be­fore re­turn­ing to Lon­don in 1892. He was a well known es­say­ist, and con­trib­ut­ed to the Spec­ta­tor, the Aca­de­my, and other lit­er­ary pa­pers. His works in­clude:

• Verses of a Prose Writ­er, 1887

Lyrics

1. God of Beauty, Thou Hast Spread
2. Lord Je­sus, in the Days of Old