December 14, 1875, Nottingham, Eng­land.

December 30, 1959, Hindhead, Surrey, Eng­land.

A grad­u­ate of Em­man­u­el Coll­ege, Cam­bridge, Briggs served as Cur­ate at Wake­field, York; a Roy­al Na­vy cha­plain (1902-9); Vi­car of St. An­drew’s, Nor­wich; Re­ctor of Lough­bo­rough (1918); Ca­non of Lei­ces­ter Ca­thed­ral (1927-34); Ca­non of Wor­ces­ter (1934-56); and helped found the Hymn So­ci­e­ty of Great Bri­tain and Ire­land. His works ap­peared in:

• Songs of Praise, 1925
• Prayers and Hymns for use in Schools, 1927
• Little Bi­ble, 1931
• Prayers and Hymns for Jun­ior Schools, 1933
• Songs of Faith, 1945

• Erickson, p. 252
• Hustad, p. 212

1. Come, Ris­en Lord, and Deign (1926, 1957)
2. God Hath Spok­en by His Pro­phets
   • God Has Spok­en by the Pro­phets
3. God My Fa­ther, Lov­ing Me (1930)
4. Our Fa­ther, by Whose Ser­vants