1848–1934

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 27, 1848, Birk­en­head, Che­shire, Eng­land.

Died: March 3, 1934, High­gate, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: Lit­tle Wal­sing­ham, Nor­folk, Eng­land.

Biography

Woodward attended Har­row School and Gon­ville and Cai­us Col­lege at Cam­bridge Uni­ver­si­ty (BA in ho­nors 1872, MA 1875).

Ordained in 1874, he served as cur­ate at St. Bar­na­bas, Pim­li­co (1847–82 & 1894–99); vi­car at Lit­tle Wal­sing­ham, Nor­folk (1882–88); rec­tor at Chel­mon­dis­ton, Suf­folk (1888–94); and cur­ate at St. Mark’s, Ma­ry­le­bone (1903–06).

After re­tir­ing, he moved to Blooms­bury, then High­gate in 1916.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Alleluia, Praise the Lord
  2. Christ the Lord Hath Ris­en
  3. Come, All Ye Crea­tures of the Lord
  4. Come, List­en to My Story
  5. Ding Dong Mer­ri­ly on High
  6. Eastern Mo­narchs, Sa­ges Three
  7. Go, Hap­py Soul: Thy Days Are End­ed
  8. Is This That Bo­dy, Je­sus, Say
  9. My Je­sus, Pierced for Love of Me
  10. Now It Is Ev­en­ing, Time to Rest from La­bor
  11. Nowell! Now­ell!
  12. This Joy­ful East­er-Tide
  13. Whate’er Be­tide, God Is My Guide

Translations

  1. Ah! Lord God, the World’s Cre­at­or
  2. Ave Ma­ria Gra­tia Ple­na!
  3. Ave! Ve­ry, Real Bo­dy
  4. Beside the Flood of Ba­by­lon
  5. Blessed Je­sus, We Are Here
  6. Dearest Je­su, We Are Here
  7. Hail Ma­ry, Star of Morn­ing
  8. Infant Lay With­in a Shed, An
  9. Make Thee Rea­dy, as Best Thou Art Able
  10. Mine Abode May Sy­on Be
  11. Now Woods and Wolds Are Sleep­ing
  12. Praise Ye the Lord, Ye Ser­vants of the Lord
  13. Shepherds in the Field Abid­ing
  14. Up! Up! My Heart, with Glad­ness
  15. When Je­sus Christ, the King of Glo­ry
  16. World It­self Is Blithe and Gay, The

Music

  1. Hilariter (har­mo­niz­er)
  2. Puer No­bis Nas­ci­tur

Help Needed

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