Bridges at­tend­ed Eton and Cor­pus Christi Coll­ege, Ox­ford (BA 1867, MA 1874), plan­ning to be a doc­tor, but even­tu­al­ly dis­cov­ered his lit­er­ary gifts—he wrote three vol­umes of lyr­ics, sev­er­al plays, lit­er­ary cri­ti­cism, and other works. He was named Bri­tish Po­et Lau­re­ate in 1913. Some of his bet­ter known po­ems are:

• Eros and Psyche, 1885
• Testament of Beauty, 1929

• Julian, p. 1616
• Stulken, p. 223

1. All Praise Be to God
2. Rejoice, O Land, in God Thy Might

1. Ah, Ho­ly Je­sus
2. Duteous Day Now Clos­eth, The
3. Fear Not, Thou Faithful Christ­ian Flock
4. Happy Are They, They That Love God
5. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
6. Joy and Triumph Ev­er­last­ing
7. Love of the Fa­ther
8. My God, Accept My Heart This Day
9. Now Cheer Our Hearts
10. O Gladsome Light
11. O Splendor of God’s Glo­ry Bright
12. When Morn­ing Gilds the Skies