1818–1889

Introduction

Born: Au­gust 16, 1818, King­ston up­on Hull, Hum­ber­side, Eng­land.

Died: March 18, 1889, Heath (near Wake­field), West York­shire, Eng­land.

Buried: Kirk­thorpe, West York­shire, Eng­land.

Biography

Eliza was daugh­ter of Will­iam Dykes and Eli­za­beth Hunt­ing­ton; wife of Will­iam Thomp­son Al­der­son, chap­lain to the West Rid­ing House of Cor­rect­ion, Wake­field (mar­ried 1850); and sis­ter of com­pos­er John Bac­chus Dykes.

She wrote the ma­jo­ri­ty of her hymns in Wake­field.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. And Now, Be­lov­èd Lord, Thy Soul Re­sign­ing
  2. Grant Us Hearts, Dear Lord, to Yield Thee
  3. Lord of Glo­ry, Who Hast Bought Us

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Al­der­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),