No­vem­ber 6, 1834, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Ap­ril 6, 1911, Shep­per­ton, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Hopps at­tend­ed the Bap­tist col­lege in Lei­ces­ter, Eng­land. He pas­tored at Hug­gles­cote and Ibs­tock, Lei­ces­ter­shire, then in 1856 was ap­pointe­d as­sist­ant pas­tor at the Church of the Sav­iour in Birm­ing­ham. Af­ter four years there, he served at Un­i­tar­i­an church­es in Sheff­ield, Dunk­i­nfield, Glas­gow, Lei­ces­ter (1876-1892), and Lon­don (1905-9). He al­so ed­it­ed the month­ly Truth­seek­er (1863-1887), and com­piled:

• Hymns for Pub­lic Wor­ship and the Home, 1858
• Hymns of Faith and Pro­gress, circa 1865
• Hymns for Pub­lic Wor­ship, 1873
• One Hundred Hymns for Sun­day Schools, 1873
• Hymns, Chants and An­thems for Pub­lic Wor­ship, 1877
• The Child­ren’s Hymn Book, 1879
• The Young Peo­ple’s Book of Hymns, 1881
• Hymns for Spe­cial Ser­vic­es (six edi­tions)

• Julian, p. 533
• Nutter, p. 416

1. Cold and Cheer­less, Dark and Drear
2. Father, Lead Me Day by Day
3. Father, Let Thy King­dom Come
4. God Bless the Lit­tle Child­ren
5. We Praise Thee Oft for Hours of Bliss
   • We Praise Thee, Lord, for Hours of Bliss