1861–1937

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 12, 1861, Tri­van­drum (al­so known as Thi­ru­van­an­tha­pu­ram), In­dia.

Died: May 15, 1937, St. Kin­tas Home, Wok­ing, Sur­rey, Eng­land.

Buried: Ken­sal Green Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Daughter of Ge­ne­ral Tho­mas Green­aw­ay, Ma­dras Staff Corps, Ada was taken to Eng­land as a child, and lived at Guild­ford, Sur­rey. She wrote vers­es for Mow­bray & Com­pa­ny’s Christ­mas and East­er cards, and con­tributed 11 hymns to Child­ren’s Sup­ple­ment, by E. Hand­ley, 1897.

Works

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Lyrics

  1. At the Font, O Lov­ing Sav­ior
  2. For the Dear Ones Part­ed from Us
  3. Hear an Echo of the Me­ssage
  4. Hymns of Thank­ful­ness We Raise
  5. Jesu, by Thy Lent­en Fast
  6. Lord, a Little Band of Child­ren
  7. O Father, We Would Thank Thee
  8. O Per­fect God, Thy Love
  9. O Word of Pi­ty, for Our Par­don Plead­ing
  10. Rise at the Cry of Bat­tle
  11. Rise in the Strength of God
  12. Savior, Hear Us as We Plead