47^ THE METHODIST HYMN-BOOK ILLUSTRATED
Mr. St. Bourne s children s hymn- Christ, who once amongst us As a child did dwell,
was written in 1868, before he was ordained, for the children of a mission Sunday school in Camberwell, of which he was superintendent.
Hymn 944. To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise. W. C. Dix (128).
A harvest hymn given, with five other pieces, at the end of Hymns for the Service of the Church, St. Raphael s Bristol, 1864. It was written in 1863, and Sir Arthur Sullivan composed for it the fine tune, Golden Sheaves. It is sometimes sung as a harvest processional by children bearing sheaves of corn. Ver. 2, 1. 3, reads in the original, Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay.
Hymn 945. Now the year is crowned with blessing.
ELLEN THORNEYCROFT FOWLER.
Married Mr. Felkin in 1903 ; is the elder daughter of Sir Henry Fowler, Bart., and granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Fowler. She published Verses Grave and Gay, 1891 ; Concerning Isabel Carnaby, 1 898 ; and other popular stories.
Hymn 946. For all Thy love and goodness, so bountiful and free.
FRANCES JANE DOUGLAS.
Sister of Bishop Walsham How. Was born in 1829. Mrs. Douglas s hymn was printed in her April Verses, 1848, and rewritten by Bishop How in 1871 for Church Hymns (S.P.C.K.).
Hymn 947. Hear us, O Lord, from heaven, Thy dwelling-place.
WILLIAM HENRY GILL.
Mr. Gill was born on October 24, 1839, f Manx parents, at Marsala, Sicily, and educated at King William s College. He
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