Prob­ab­ly April 17, 1622, New­ton-By-Usk, Llan­saintffi­ad, Wales.

Ap­ril 23, 1695, New­ton St. Bridg­et.

Llansantffiaed church­yard, Wales.

Vaughan stu­died un­der Rev. Mat­thew Her­bert, Rec­tor of Llan­gat­tock. He went to Je­sus Coll­ege at Ox­ford in 1638, but due to the na­tion­al trou­bles of those days, his stu­dies, and those of his twin bro­ther, were in­ter­rupt­ed, and they had to leave the un­i­ver­si­ty. Sub­se­quently Henry en­tered the med­i­cal pro­fes­sion, and prac­ticed at Brea­con and New­ton. As a re­li­gious po­et, Vaughan’s style was similar to that of George Herbert, whom he greatly admired. Vaughn’s works in­clude:

• Po­ems with the Tenth Sa­tire of Ju­ve­nal Eng­lished, 1646
• Silex Scin­till­ans: or Sac­red Po­ems and Pri­vate Eja­cu­la­tions. By Hen­ry Vaughan, Si­lur­ist, 1650
• Olor Is­can­us, 1651
• The Mount of Ol­ives, 1652

1. As Travelers When the Twi­light’s Come
2. Bright Queen of Hea­ven
3. Bright Sha­dows of True Rest
4. Joy of My Life, While Left Me Here
5. King of Mer­cy, King of Love
6. Lord, with What Cour­age and De­light
7. My God and King, to Thee I Bow My Knee
8. My Soul, There Is a Coun­try
9. Since in a Land Not Barren Still
10. Up to Those Bright and Glad­some Hills
11. What Needs a Con­sci­ence, Clear and Bright?
12. When One Loud Blast Shall Rend the Deep
13. Zion’s True Glor­i­ous God!