Hugh Stowell

Born:  December 3, 1799, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Died: October 8, 1865, Pendleton, Lancashire, England.

Buried:  Christ Church, Salford (near Manchester), England.

    Stowell was educated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA 1822, MA 1826). He was ordained in the Anglican church in 1823, and was curate at Shepscombe, Gloucestershire; Holy Trinity, Huddersfield; and St. Stephen’s, Salford. In 1831, he became rector at Christ Church, Salford. He was appointed Honorable Canon in Chester Cathedral, 1845; chaplain to the Bishop of Manchester in 1851, and Rural Dean of Eccles. His works include:

• The Peaceful Valley, 1826
• Selection of Psalms and Hymns, 1831
• Pleasures of Religion and Other Poems ,1832
• Tractarianism Tested, 1845
• A Model for Men of Business, 1854
• Memoir, published posthumously by Rev. J. B. Marsden, 1868

Hymns

1. Children of Old, Hosanna Sang
2. From Every Stormy Wind
3. Gracious God, Look Down in Kindness
4. Jesus Is Our Shepherd
5. Lord of All Power and Might