Sep­tem­ber 21, 1830, Bide­ford, De­von­shire, Eng­land.

Cir­ca May 1928, in the Kings­ton district of Eng­land (this district spans the counties of Mid­dle­sex and Sur­rey).

Ed­u­cat­ed at Ex­eter Coll­ege, Ox­ford, Chope served as Cur­ate of Sta­ple­ton (1856); Sher­borne, Dor­set (1858); Up­ton Scud­a­more (1859); and Bromp­ton (1861); & Vi­car of St. Au­gus­tine’s, Queen’s Gate, South Ken­sing­ton, Lon­don (1865). He was one of the orig­in­at­ors of The Choir and Mu­sic­al Re­cord, and was for some time pro­pri­e­tor and as­sist­ant ed­it­or of the Li­ter­a­ry Church­man. His works in­clude:

• Congrega­tional Hymn and Tune Book, 1857
• Carols for Use in Church Dur­ing Christ­mas and Epi­pha­ny, 1875
• Carols for East­er and Other Tides, 1887
• Carols for Use in Church (Lon­don: Will­iam Clowes & Sons, Lim­it­ed, 1894)

• Julian, pp. 223-4, 1605, 1619

1. God’s Dear Son With­out Be­gin­ning
2. Hark! The Full-Voiced Choir Is Sing­ing
3. I Love to Hear Sweet Voic­es Sing
4. Let Us Now Go to Beth­le­hem
5. Stars All Bright Are Beam­ing
6. This Day a Child Is Born
7. Wise Men Saw a Light Afar, The

1. St. Cyp­ri­an