1806–1874

Introduction

Born: March 20, 1806, North­amp­ton, North­amp­ton­shire, Eng­land.

Died: No­vem­ber 18, 1874, rec­to­ry of South­wick, near Brigh­ton, Eng­land.

Biography

Son of Rev­er­end Tho­mas Clout, Ar­thur changed his sur­name to Rus­sell, af­ter an In­de­pen­dent or Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter known for ed­it­ing the works of Tyn­dale, Frith, Barnes, Dr. John Owe­n, and oth­ers.

He at­tend­ed St. Sav­iour’s School, South­wark, and the Mer­chant Tay­lors’ School in Lon­don. From 1822–24 he was at Man­che­ster Col­lege, York.

In 1825 he en­rolled at St. John’s Col­lege, Cam­bridge, as a si­zar, and in his fresh­man year won the Hul­se­an Prize, its sub­ject be­ing In what re­spects the Law is a School­mas­ter to bring men to Christ.

In 1829, Rus­sell was or­dained by Bi­shop Kaye of Lin­coln, and be­came cur­ate at Great Grans­den, Cam­bridge­shire. The next year, he be­came vic­ar of Cax­ton, a post he held un­til 1852.

Russell’s first ap­pear­ance as a hymn wri­ter was in the third ed­it­ion of the hymn book pub­lished by his fa­ther (first ed­it­ion, 1813).

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Another Year Has Fled
  2. Arise, My Soul, Awake and Sing
  3. Behold, My Soul, Thy Sav­ior King
  4. Behold, the World’s Re­deem­ing Light
  5. Christ Is Ris­en
  6. Come, See the Place Where Je­sus Lay
  7. Forgive, O Fa­ther!
  8. Give Praise to God Our King
  9. Great Is the Lord; O Let Us Raise
  10. Hail, O Hail, Our Low­ly King
  11. Hail, O Lord, Our Con­so­la­tion
  12. Heavenly Fa­ther, All Cre­ation
  13. Holy Ghost, Who Us Ins­truct­est
  14. Holy Spi­rit Giv­en
  15. Hosanna, Bless the Sav­ior’s Name
  16. In the Mount It Shall Be Seen
  17. In the Tomb Be­hold He Lies
  18. Jesu, at Thy In­vi­ta­tion
  19. Jesu! Lord Most Migh­ty
  20. Jesu, Thou Our Pure De­light
  21. Jesu, When I Think on Thee
  22. Jesu, Who for My Trans­gress­ion
  23. Jesu, Lord Most Migh­ty
  24. Lift Thine Eyes Far Hence to Hea­ven
  25. Lo, in ’Mid Hea­ven the An­gel Flies
  26. Lord As­cend­eth Up on High, The
  27. Lord, Be Thou Our Strength in Weak­ness
  28. Lord, My Hope in Thee Abid­eth
  29. Lord un­to My Lord Thus Said, The
  30. Lord, When Our Breath Shall Fail in Death
  31. Lord, Who Hast Formed Me
  32. Morning Star Ap­pear­eth, The
  33. My God, to Thee I Fly
  34. Night of Dark­ness Fast De­clin­eth, The
  35. Night’s Sha­dows Fall­ing
  36. Now Be Thanks and Praise As­cend­ing
  37. Now Be­hold Him Dy­ing
  38. Now, My Soul, Arise
  39. Now to Christ, Our Life and Light
  40. O Glo­ri­ous, O Tri­um­phal Day
  41. O God of Life, Whose Pow­er Be­nign
    • O Father, Un­cre­at­ed Lord
  42. O Head and Lord of All Cre­ation
  43. O Je­su, Blest Is He
  44. O Je­sus, We Adore Thee
  45. O Lamb of God, in Mer­cy Hear
  46. O Lord Most Ho­ly!
  47. O Lord, We Sing Thy Great Hu­mil­i­ty
  48. O Sav­ior, on the Hea­ven­ly Throne
  49. O Thou Who ov­er All Dost Reign
  50. Oh the Love That Us Re­deem­èd
  51. Praise and Bless­ing, Lord, Be Giv­en
  52. Praise the Lord, Praise Our King
  53. Promised Star Ap­pear­eth, The
  54. Sing, O Earth and Hea­ven!
  55. Thou Who Hast to Hea­ven As­cend­ed
  56. To Him Who for Our Sins Was Slain
  57. Way to Hea­ven Thou Art, The
  58. We Praise Thee, We Bless Thee
  59. What, My Spi­rit, Should Op­press Thee?
  60. What Though Through De­sert Paths Thou Lead­est?
  61. Whom Shall I, My Re­fuge Ma­king
  62. Whosoe’er in Me Be­liev­eth
  63. Why, O Why Cast Down, My Spi­rit?
  64. With Awe Thy Praise We Sin­ners Sing
  65. With Cheer­ful Hope, My Soul, Arise
  66. With the Shep­herds, Ad­o­ra­tion
  67. Ye Hosts That His Com­mands At­tend
  68. Your Ad­o­ra­tion, O Earth and Hea­ven

Translations

  1. All Is Ful­filled
  2. Christ in the Bands of Death Was Laid
  3. Day Hath Dawned—The Day of Days, The
  4. Ever by My Love Be Own­èd
  5. Good News from Hea­ven the An­gels Bring
  6. Hallow We with Praise the Day
  7. How Vain Was Im­pi­ous Her­od’s Dread
  8. In Thee Alone, O Christ, My Lord
  9. Jerusalem, Thou Ci­ty Built on High!
  10. Jesu! Be Thy Suf­fer­ing Love
  11. Jesu! Life! The Life of Hea­ven
  12. Jesu! Who in Sor­row Dy­ing
  13. Jesus Christ, Our Great Re­deem­er
  14. Lamb Goes Forth: The Sins He Bears, A
  15. Let All To­ge­ther Praise Our God
  16. Lord Ap­pears to Earth Again, The
  17. Lord Jesu! May Thy Grief
  18. Lord Je­sus Christ, Thou Liv­ing Bread
  19. Now Sing We, Now Re­joice
  20. O Do Not Against Me, Lord
  21. O Je­su Christ, All Praise to Thee
  22. O Lamb of God Most Ho­ly
  23. O Lord, When My Sins Grieve Me
  24. Only Son from Hea­ven, The
  25. Out of the Deep I Cry to Thee
  26. Praise God up­on His Hea­ven­ly Throne
  27. So, Lord, Thou Go­est Forth to Die
  28. Thou Who Hast Blest My Soul with Rest
  29. Thy Way and All Thy Sor­rows
  30. What Law, Be­lov­èd Je­su
  31. Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Heark­en

Help Needed

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