William Chatterton Dix
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William Chatterton Dix (born, June 14, 1837; died, September 9, 1898) was a writer of many hymns and carols.
He was born in Bristol, England; the son of John Dix, a surgeon and writer. His father gave him his middle name in honor of Thomas Chatterton, a poet about whom he had written a biography.
Dix spent most of his life as manager of a Maritime Insurance Company in Glasgow.
His hymns and carols included,'As with gladness', 'What child is this?' and 'To you oh Lord our hearts we raise'.
He died at Cheddar, Somerset, England, and was buried at his parish church.
[edit] References
Bailey, Albert Edward (1950). The Gospel in Hymns. New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 359.
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