1808, Wil­ford, Not­ting­ham­shire, Eng­land.

De­cem­ber 18, 1808, St. Ma­ry’s Church, Not­ting­ham (about a mile north of Wil­ford)

No­vem­ber 18, 1881, Leam­ing­ton, War­wick­shire, Eng­land.

Leeson joined the Catholic church late in life, and was apparently associated with a congregation in Bishopgate. Her works in­clude:

• Infant Hymn­ings
• Hymns and Scenes of Child­hood; or a Spon­sor’s Gift (Lon­don: Burns, 1842)
• Lady Ella, or the Sto­ry of Cin­der­el­la, Ap­ril 1847
• Songs of Christ­ian Chiv­al­ry, Sep­tem­ber 1848
• Christ­ian Child’s Book, in two parts, Oc­to­ber 1848
• The Wreath of Lil­ies; A Se­ries of Sim­ple Com­ments for Child­ren, on the Events in Our Lord’s Life, 1849
• Chapters on Dea­cons, 1849
• The Ten Com­mand­ments Ex­plained, in Ea­sy Verse for Child­ren, November 1849
• The Sto­ry of a Dream, 1850
• Paraphrases and Hymns for Con­gre­ga­tio­nal Sing­ing, 1853

• Erickson, pp. 334-5
• Julian, pp. 669, 527, 597, 817, 1163, 1598, 1643, 1663

1. A Lit­tle Child May Know
2. Dear Sav­ior, to Thy Lit­tle Lambs
3. Gracious Sav­ior, Gen­tle Shep­herd
4. Have Ye Counted the Cost?
5. In the Dark and Si­lent Night
6. Jesus Christ, My Lord and King
7. King of Saints and King of Glo­ry
8. Loving Shep­herd of Thy Sheep
9. Praise the Lord, O Ye His Ser­vants
10. Savior, Teach Me Day by Day
11. Songs of Glo­ry Fill the Sky
12. Stand We Pre­pared to See and Hear
13. Sweet the Lesson Je­sus Taught
14. Wake the Song, O Zi­on’s Daugh­ter
15. Wake, Ye Saints, the Song of Tri­umph

1. Christ the Lord Is Ris­en Today
2. Come, Ho­ly Ghost; Cre­at­or Come
3. O Ho­ly Spir­it, Fount of Love
4. Sacrifices of Thanks­giv­ing