March 31, 1848, Ba­sing­stoke, Ham­pshire, Eng­land.

De­cem­ber 12, 1926, Sale, Che­shire, Eng­land.

Educated at Ches­hunt Coll­ege, John­son en­tered the Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­try in 1875, and in 1877 be­came the min­is­ter at Ash­ton on Mer­sey, Che­shire. He pub­lished var­i­ous sto­ries for young peo­ple, and in 1888, a Ser­vice of Song called Dibs: A Sto­ry of Young Lon­don Life.

• Julian, p. 1624

1. For All Be­neath the Open Sky
2. God Speaks to Us in Bird and Song
3. We Bless Thee, Lord, for All the Joy