John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

Born:  October 28, 1820, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Died: August 14, 1891, Hudson, New York.

Buried: Bishop’s House, Rock Point, Burlington, Vermont.

    Son of John Henry Hopkins, sometime Bishop of Vermont, Hopkins graduated from the University of Vermont (AB 1839, MA 1845). In New York City, he worked as a reporter, intending to prepare for a law career. Instead, he entered the General Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1850. He then became the seminary’s first music teacher (1855-57), and editor of the Church Journal (1853-68). Hopkins also served as a deacon (1850) and priest (1872), and as rector of Trinity Church, Plattsburg, Pennsylvania, and Christ Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. His works include:

• Carols, Hymns and Songs, 1863-1882
• Canticles Noted with Accompanying Harmonies, 1866

Hymns

1. Alleluia! Christ Is Risen Today!
2. Blow on, Thou Mighty Wind
3. Come with Us, O Blessed Jesus
4. Glory to God the Father Be
5. God Hath Made the Moon Whose Beam
6. God of Our Fathers, Bless This Our Land
7. Lord, Now Round Thy Church Behold
8. We Three Kings