Twells at­tend­ed Pe­ter­house Coll­ege, Cam­bridge, and be­came Cur­ate at Berk­ham­sted and Sub-Vic­ar at Strat­ford-on-Avon. In 1856, he be­came head­mas­ter of Go­dolph­in School, Ham­mer­smith, Lon­don. He be­came Vi­car of Walt­ham-on-the-Wolds, Lei­ces­ter­shire, in 1871, and Can­on of Peter­bor­ough in 1884. Af­ter re­tir­ing to Bourne­mouth, he helped at St Ste­phen’s, and built and part­ly en­dowed St. Au­gus­tine’s Church.

• Bailey, pp. 437-8
• Julian, pp. 1189, 1712
• Ryden, pp. 384-5

1. At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set
2. Awake, O Lord, As in the Time of Old!
3. Glorious Is Thy Name, O Lord
4. Know Ye the Lord Hath Borne Away
5. Not for Our Sins Alone
6. Voice of God’s Cre­a­tion Found Me, The
7. Voice Says Cry, The