Introduction

Biography

Ryle was edu­cat­ed at Eton and at Christ Church, Ox­ford, where he was Cra­ven Scho­lar in 1836.

He held nu­mer­ous posts:

• Curate, Ex­bu­ry, Hamp­shire
• Rector, St Tho­mas’, Win­ches­ter (1843)
• Rector, Helm­ing­ham, Suf­folk (1844)
• Vicar, Strad­broke (1861)
• Honorary Can­on, Nor­wich (1872)
• Dean of Sal­is­bury (1880)

Before be­com­ing Dean of Sal­is­bu­ry, though, he was ap­point­ed the first Ang­li­can bi­shop of Li­ver­pool, at the re­com­men­da­tion of Prime Min­is­ter Ben­ja­min Dis­ra­eli.

Ryle re­tired in 1900.

Works

• Hymns for the Church on Earth (Ips­wich, Eng­land: Will­iam Hunt, 1861)
• The Ad­di­tion­al Hymn Book, 1875