1821–1882
Dora Greenwell

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 6, 1821, Green­well Ford, Lan­ches­ter, Dur­ham, Eng­land.

Died: March 29, 1882, Clif­ton (near Bris­tol), Eng­land.

Buried: Ar­no’s Vale Ce­me­te­ry, Bris­tol, Eng­land.

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Biography

Greenwell lived at the Ov­ing­ham Rec­to­ry, North­um­ber­land (1848); Gol­borne Rec­to­ry, Lan­ca­shire; Dur­ham (1854); and Clif­ton.

Works

After her death, Will­iam Dor­ling pub­lished Mem­oirs of Do­ra Green­well (Lon­don: 1885)

Sources

Lyrics

  1. And Art Thou Come with Us to Dwell?
  2. I Am Not Skilled to Un­der­stand
  3. It Was for Me That Je­sus Died
  4. Strong Words Are These, O Lord
  5. What Said He, Ma­ry, un­to Thee?