1823-1901

Au­gust 22, 1823, Hamp­stead, Mid­dl­esex, Eng­land.

Feb­ru­a­ry 8, 1901, Read­ing, Berk­shire, Eng­land.

Powell was ed­u­cat­ed at Ori­el Coll­ege, Ox­ford (BA 1845). Or­dained in 1846, he was Cur­ate of Cook­ham-Dean, near Mai­den­head; and then Vi­car of Bish­am, 1848. His works in­clude:

  1. Again up­on the Glad­dened Earth
  2. Almighty Fount of Love
  3. Around Thy Throne, O God
  4. Bow Down Thine Ear, Al­mighty Lord
  5. God of Hope and Con­so­la­tion
  6. Hallelujah, Hal­le­lu­jah, Raise the Hymn of Thank­ful Praise
  7. Heavenly Fa­ther, King of Kings
  8. Jesus, from Thy Hea­ven­ly Dwell­ing
  9. Jesus, Whom Hea­ven­ly Hosts Adore
  10. Let Our Hymns of Pray­er As­cend­ing
  11. Lord, When Beside the Grave We Mourn
  12. Lord, with Grief and Sin Op­pressed
  13. O God, Eter­nal Fount of Light
  14. O Lamb of God for Sin­ners Slain
  15. O Sav­ior, from Thy Hea­ven­ly Throne
  16. Redeemer, Ev­er Blest
  17. Though Bowed Be­neath Thy Chast­en­ing Rod
  18. To Thee, O Ho­ly King of Saints
  19. Until Thou Com­est, Sav­ior, in Thy Might