1875–1959

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 14, 1875, Not­tin­gham, Eng­land.

Died: De­cem­ber 30, 1959, Hind­head, Sur­rey, Eng­land.

Biography

George was the son of George Briggs and Bet­sy Ann Hard­staff, and hus­band of Con­stance Emi­ly T. Bar­row (mar­ried 1909)

He gra­du­ated from Em­ma­nu­el Col­lege, Cam­bridge.

He served as cur­ate at Wake­field, York; a Roy­al Na­vy chap­lain (1902–09); vi­car of St. An­drew’s, Nor­wich; rec­tor of Lough­bo­rough (1918); can­on of Lei­ces­ter Ca­thed­ral (1927–34); and can­on of Wor­ces­ter (1934–56).

He helped found the Hymn So­ci­ety of Great Bri­tain and Ire­land.

Works

His works ap­peared in:

Lyrics

  1. Come, Ris­en Lord, and Deign (1926, 1957)
  2. Christ Is the World’s True Light
  3. Dear Fa­ther, Help Me to For­give
  4. For the Brave of Ev­ery Race
  5. God Hath Spoken by His Pro­phets
  6. God My Fa­ther, Lov­ing Me (1930)
  7. God, You Have Giv’n Us Power to Sound
  8. I Love God’s Tiny Crea­tures
  9. Jesus, Whose All-Re­deem­ing Love
  10. Lord, in the Hol­low of Thy Hand
  11. Lord of All Ma­jes­ty and Might
  12. Lord, Who Thy­self Hast Bid­den
  13. Now Is Eter­nal Life
  14. O God, by Whom All Things
  15. O God, in Whom We Live and Move
  16. Our Fa­ther, by Whose Serv­ants
  17. Son of the Lord Most High
  18. Spirit of the Lord Re­veals His Will, The
  19. Unheard the Dews Around Us Fall
  20. We Meet, as in That Up­per Room They Met

Sources

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