Sep­tem­ber 10, 1791, Wap­ping, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Jan­u­a­ry 7, 1867, Ho­mer­ton, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Edmeston was an ar­chi­tect and sur­vey­or by pro­fess­ion. He served as the church war­den at St. Barn­a­bas, Hom­er­ton. He al­so strong­ly sup­port­ed the Lon­don Or­phan Asy­lum, and vis­it­ed there fre­quent­ly. It is said he wrote 2,000 hymns: one each Sun­day. His works in­clude:

• The Search, and other Po­ems, 1817
• Sac­red Lyr­ics, 1820-22
• The Cot­tage Min­strel; or, Hymns for the As­sist­ance of Cot­tag­ers in their Do­mes­tic Wor­ship, 1821
• One Hun­dred Hymns for Sun­day Schools, 1821
• Miss­ionary Hymns, 1822
• Patmos, a Frag­ment, and Other Po­ems, 1824
• The Wo­man of Shu­nam, and Other Po­ems, 1829
• Fifty Orig­in­al Hymns, 1833
• Hymns for the Cham­ber of Sick­ness, 1844
• Closet Hymns and Po­ems, 1844
• Infant Breath­ings, Be­ing Hymns for the Young, 1846
• Sac­red Po­e­try, 1847

• Brown, p. 299
• Julian, pp. 321-2, 1561
• Nutter, p. 406
• Robinson, p. 8

1. Along My Earth­ly Way
2. As Oft, with Worn and Wea­ry Feet
3. Dark Ri­ver of Death That Is Flow­ing
4. Come Sac­red Peace, De­light­ful Guest
5. Eternal God, Be­fore Thy Throne
6. For Thee We Pray and Wait
7. Fountain of Grace
8. God En­trusts to All
9. God Is Here: How Sweet the Sound
10. How Sweet the Light of Sab­bath Eve
11. Is There a Time When Mo­ments Flow
12. Lead Us, Hea­ven­ly Fa­ther
13. Light of Sab­bath Eve, The
14. Little Tra­vel­ers Zi­onward
15. May We, Lord, Re­joic­ing Say
16. Music, Bring Thy Sweet­est Trea­sures
17. O Thou Whose Mer­cy Guides My Way
18. Parting Soul, the Flood Awaits Thee
19. Roll On, Thou Mighty Ocean
20. Savior, Breathe an Ev­en­ing Bless­ing
21. Sweet Is the Light of Sab­bath Eve
22. ’Tis Sweet up­on Our Pil­grim­age
23. Wake, Harp of Zi­on
24. Welcome, Breth­ren, Enter In
25. When Shall the Voice of Sing­ing
26. When the Worn Spir­it Wants Re­pose
27. Why Should I, in Vain Re­pin­ing