1802–1872

Introduction

Born: March 6, 1802, Bun­hill Row, Fins­bu­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: De­cem­ber 23, 1872, Hack­ney, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: West Nor­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Lam­beth, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Henry des­cend­ed from the De Voeux, a Hu­gue­not fa­mi­ly. He was the hus­band of Ma­ry Hunt Pi­per.

A po­pu­lar writ­er of hymns for child­ren, he worked as a tim­ber merchant, and for the great­er part of his life wrote po­et­ry. His hymns were most­ly writ­ten 1856–64.

Works

Poem

Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday—Today—Forever

Part First

Just as Thou art—my Sav­ior, Lord, and King!
Of all true bless­ed­ness and peace the spring,
Full trea­sure house of ev­ery glo­ri­ous thing,
Be ev­er, Lord, to me!

Just as Thou art the source of pur­est joy,
With never pas­sing sha­dow or al­loy,
Heart’s ease and rest—thought’s most se­rene em­ploy,
Be ev­er, Lord, to me!

Just as Thou art! through all life’s worst dis­tress,
Its oft­en sor­row and much wea­ri­ness,
The Com­fort­er di­vine, to soothe and bless,
Be ev­er, Lord, to me!

Just as Thou art—in lone­li­ness and grief,
When world­ly sol­ac­ings are scant and brief,
The strong, kind hand to help with quick re­lief,
Be ev­er, Lord, to me!

Just as Thou art—dear Lord, of all things best,
The soul’s de­light, God’s good­ness ma­ni­fest,
Time’s sweet­est sol­ace, life’s glad hope and rest,
Be ev­er, Lord, to me!

Henry Bateman
Fret Not, and Oth­er Po­ems, 1869

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Always by Day, Al­ways by Night
  2. And Is It True That Je­sus Came?
  3. At Jor­dan John Bap­tiz­ing Taught
  4. Cross Pur­pos­es, How Sad They Are
  5. Daniel Was Right as Right Could Be
  6. From Grassy Nest on Flut­ter­ing Wing
  7. God Does Not Judge as We Must Do
  8. God of Mer­cy and Bless­ing
  9. God Made the Sea, the Wide, Deep Sea
  10. Good Night, Good Night, the Day Is Done
  11. Good Old Book! With His­to­ries, The
  12. Gracious Sav­ior, Gen­tle Shep­herd
  13. Gracious Sav­ior, Now Be­fore Thee
  14. Great God, the World Is Full of Thee
  15. Hallelujah! God Is Near Us
  16. Holy and Hap­py Youth, A
  17. How Joy­ous­ly Amongst the Flow­ers
  18. I Al­ways Love Those Friends the Best
  19. If Any­thing Seems Too Hard to Do
  20. In Ed­en’s Gar­den, Fair and Bright
  21. In My Soft Bed When Quite Alone
  22. In the Wild De­sert Far from Home
  23. It Is but Lit­tle That I Know
  24. Let Us Pray, the Lord Is Will­ing
  25. Let Us with a Cheer­ful Voice
  26. Light of the World! Whose Kind and Gen­tle Care
  27. May I Touch His Gar­ment’s Hem
  28. No Tears in Hea­ven! Ah, Then I Know
  29. Noble Ri­ver, Wide and Deep, A
  30. O Lead Me Not, O Lead Me Not
  31. On the Green Grass Five Thou­sand Men
  32. Over the Fields in Hedge­rows Green
  33. Pebble in the Wa­ter, A
  34. Sometimes I Do Not Like to Feel
  35. Sparrow with Its Plain Brown Coat, A
  36. There Is One Thing Quite Sure to Make
  37. Thou Bless­ed Je­sus, Pi­ty Me
  38. Thought Is but a Lit­tle Thing, A
  39. Through All the Way, the Lit­tle Way
  40. ’Tis Ve­ry Won­der­ful, I’m Sure
  41. Tramp, Tramp up­on Their Un­known Way
  42. Tranquil Heart and Plea­sant Thought, A
  43. Was It for Me, Dear Lord, for Me?
  44. When God Bade Ab­ra­ham Sac­ri­fice
  45. When Jai­rus’ Daugh­ter Was So Ill
  46. When Morn­ing, Fresh and Bright and New
  47. Year Af­ter Year, with Pa­tient Love

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