William
Chatterton Dix
Born:
June 14, 1837, Bristol, England.
Died:
September 9, 1898, Cheddar, Somerset, England.
Buried:
Parish church, Cheddar, Somerset, England.
Dix’ father, a surgeon, wrote a biography of poet Thomas Chatterton, and gave
his son his middle name in his honor. Young William attended the Bristol Grammar
School. Later, he managed a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland, but
his heart was in the poetry of worship. He wrote more than 40 hymns over the
course of his life. His works include:
- Hymns of Love
and Joy, 1861
- Altar Songs,
Verses on the Holy Eucharist, 1867
- A Vision of All
Saints, 1871
- Seekers of a
City, 1878
Hymns
- Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
- As with Gladness, Men of Old
- Come unto Me, Ye Weary
- Cross Is on Thy
Brow, The
- God Cometh, Let the
Heart Prepare
- How Long, O Lord,
How Long, We Ask
- In Our Work and in
Our Play
- In the Hollow of
Thine Hand
- Joy Fills Our Inmost
Hearts Today!
- Lift Up Your Songs,
Ye Angel Choirs
- Lift Up Your Songs,
Ye Thankful
- Like Silver Lamps in
a Distant Shrine
- Now in Numbers
Softly Flowing
- Now, My Soul,
Rehearse the Story
- Now, O Father, We
Adore Thee
- O Christ, Thou Son
of Mary
- O Cross Which Only
Canst Allay
- O Thou, the Eternal
Son of God
- On the Waters Dark
and Drear
- Only One Prayer
Today
- Sitting at Receipt
of Custom
- Stars Above Our
Head, The
- To Thee, O Lord, Our
Hearts We Raise
- What
Child Is This?
- When the Shades of
Night Are Falling
- Within the Temple's
Hallowed Courts