Born: March 20, 1806, North­amp­ton, North­amp­ton­shire, Eng­land.

Died: November 18, 1874, Rec­to­ry of South­wick, near Brigh­ton, Eng­land.

Son of Rev. Thomas Clout, Arthur changed his sur­name to Russ­ell, af­ter an In­de­pen­dent or Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter known for ed­it­ing the works of Tyn­dale, Frith, Barnes, Dr. John Ow­en, and others. Ar­thur at­tend­ed St. Sav­iour’s School, South­wark, and the Mer­chant Tay­lors’ School in Lon­don. In 1822-24 he was at Man­ches­ter Coll­ege, York. In 1825 he en­rolled at St. John’s Coll­ege, Camb­ridge, as a si­zar, and in his fresh­man year won the Hul­sean Prize, its sub­ject be­ing “In what re­spects the Law is a School­mas­ter to bring men to Christ.”

In 1829, Russ­ell was or­dained by Bi­shop Kaye of Lin­coln, and be­came Cur­ate at Great Grans­den, Hunts. In 1830 he be­came Vi­car of Cax­ton, a post he held un­til 1852. Dur­ing his min­is­try there he pub­lished the fol­low­ing works:

• The Claims of the Church of Eng­land upon the Af­fect­ions of the Peo­ple, 1832
• Sermons for Fasts and Fes­ti­vals; a Cri­tique upon Ke­ble’s Ser­mon on Tra­di­tion
• Apology of the Church of Eng­land and an Epis­tle to Seig­nor Sa­pio Con­cern­ing the Coun­cil of Trent, trans­lated from the orig­in­al La­tin of Bp. Jew­ell, cir­ca 1840
• Hymn Tunes, Orig­in­al and Se­lect­ed, from Ra­vens­croft and Other Old Mu­si­cians, cir­ca 1840
• Psalms and Hymns, 1851
• A Manual of Dai­ly Pray­er
• Memorials of the Works and Life of Dr. Thomas Full­er

Russell’s first ap­pearance as a hymn writ­er was in the third edi­tion of the hymn book pub­lished by his fa­ther (first edi­tion, 1813). In 1847, he pub­lished The Christ­ian Life. In 1848, var­i­ous of his own hymns, orig­in­al, and trans­lat­ed from Ger­man, ap­peared in Hymns for Pub­lic Wor­ship (Lon­don: Dal­ton Hos­pi­tal). In 1851 he put out Psalms and Hymns, part­ly orig­in­al, part­ly se­lect­ed, for the use of the Church of Eng­land.

Sources

Lyrics

1. Christ Is Risen! O’er His Foes He Reigneth
2. Give Praise to God Our King
3. Great is the Lord; O Let Us Raise
4. Hail, O Hail, Our Lowly King
5. Hail, O Lord, Our Consola­tion
6. Ho­ly Ghost, Who Us Instructest
7. Ho­ly Spirit Given
8. Hosanna, Bless the Savior’s Name
9. In the Mount It Shall Be Seen
10. In the Tomb, behold He Lies
11. Jesu, at Thy Invita­tion
12. Jesu, Thou Our Pure [Chief] Delight
13. Jesu, When I Think on Thee
14. Jesu, Who for My Transgression
15. Jesu, Lord Most Mighty
16. Lift Thine Eyes Far Hence to Heaven
17. Lo, in ’Mid Heaven the Angel Flies
18. Lord Ascendeth Up on High, The
19. Lord, Be Thou Our Strength in Weakness
20. Lord, My Hope in Thee Abideth
21. Lord unto My Lord Thus Said, The
22. Lord, When Our Breath Shall Fail in Death
23. Lord, Who Hast Formed Me
24. Morn­ing [Promised] Star Appeareth, The
25. My God, to Thee I Fly
26. Night of Darkness Fast Declineth, The
27. Night’s Shadows Falling
28. Now Be Thanks and Praise Ascending
29. Now to Christ, Our Life and Light
30. O Glorious, O Triumphal Day
31. O God of Life, Whose Power Benign
32. O Head and Lord of All Crea­tion
33. O Jesu, Blest Is He
34. O Jesus, We Adore Thee
35. O Savior, on the Heavenly Throne
36. O Thou Who Over All Dost Reign
37. Praise and Blessing, Lord, Be Given
38. Praise the Lord: Praise Our King
39. Thou Who Hast to Heaven Ascended
40. To Him Who for Our Sins Was Slain
41. Way to Heaven Thou Art, The
42. We Praise Thee, We Bless Thee
43. What, My Spirit, Should Oppress Thee
44. What Though Through Desert Paths Thou Leadest?
45. Whom Shall I, My [We Our] Refuge Making
46. Whosoe’er in Me Believeth
47. Why, O Why Cast Down, My Spirit?
48. With Awe Thy Praise We Sinners Sing
49. With Cheerful Hope, My Soul, Arise
50. Ye Hosts That His Commands Attend
51. Your Adora­tion, O Earth and Heaven, Unite

Translations

1. In Thee Alone, O Christ, My Lord
2. Let All Together Praise Our God
3. Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Living Bread
4. O Jesu Christ, All Praise to Thee
5. O Lamb of God Most Ho­ly
6. Only Son from Heaven, The
7. Thy Way and All Thy Sorrows
8. Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken