1823-1897
William W. How (1823-1897)

De­cem­ber 13, 1823, Shrews­bu­ry, Shrop­shire, Eng­land.

Au­gust 10, 1897, Lee­nane, Coun­ty Mayo, Ire­land.

There is a mar­ble me­mor­i­al to How in the Ca­thed­ral of All Saints, Wake­field, where he was the first bi­shop. How­ev­er, he is bur­ied in Whit­tington, Shrop­shire, where he was rec­tor for 28 years.

William W. How (1823-1897)

Son of a so­li­ci­tor, How at­tend­ed Wad­ham Coll­ege, Ox­ford. In 1846, he was or­dained an Ang­li­can min­is­ter. He served as Cur­ate at Kid­der­mins­ter, then at Shrews­bu­ry. He then be­came Rec­tor at Whit­ting­ton, Shrop­shire, near the Welsh bor­der. In 1879, he be­came suf­fra­gen Bi­shop of Lon­don. In 1889, he was ap­point­ed Bi­shop of Wake­field, West York­shire. He was known for his work with the poor and with in­dus­tri­al work­ers. He al­so found time to write over 50 hymns, most of them dur­ing his stay in Whit­ting­ton. His works in­clude:

  1. Behold a Lit­tle Child
  2. Behold the Mas­ter Passeth By
  3. City Paved with Gold, The
  4. For All the Saints
  5. God’s Free Mercy Streameth
  6. It Is a Thing Most Won­der­ful
  7. Jesus, Name of Won­drous Love
  8. Lord Je­sus, When We Stand Afar
  9. Lord, This Day Thy Child­ren Meet
  10. Lord, Thy Child­ren Guide and Keep
  11. O Daugh­ters Blest of Galilee
  12. O Hea­ven­ly Fount of Light and Love
  13. O Ho­ly Lord, Con­tent to Live
  14. O Je­su, Crucified for Man
  15. O Je­sus, Thou Art Standing
  16. O My Sav­ior, Lifted
  17. O One with God the Fa­ther
  18. O Thou Through Suf­fer­ing Per­fect Made
  19. O Word of God Incarnate
  20. On Wings of Living Light
  21. Soldiers of the Cross, Arise!
  22. Summer Suns Are Glowing
  23. This Day at Thy Creating Word
  24. Thou Art the Christ, O Lord
  25. To Thee Our God We Fly
  26. We Give Thee but Thine Own
  27. When the Dark Waves Round Us Roll
  28. Who Is This So Weak and Helpless
  29. With Wea­ry Feet and Saddened Heart
  30. Year is Swift­ly Waning, The