Edward Caswall
Edward Caswall, CO, (15 July 1814 – 2 January 1878) was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer who converted to Roman Catholicism.
He was born at Yateley, Hampshire on 15 July 1814, the son of Rev. R. C. Caswall, sometime Vicar of Yateley, Hampshire.[1]
Caswall was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1836 with honours and later proceeded to Master of Arts. He was curate of Stratford-sub-Castle, near Salisbury, 1840–1847. In 1850, his wife having died the previous year, he joined the Oratory of St. Philip Neri under future Cardinal Newman, to whose influence his conversion to Roman Catholicism was due.
He wrote original poems that have survived mainly in Catholic hymnals due to a clear adherence to Catholic doctrine. Caswall is best known for his translations from the Roman Breviary and other Latin sources, which are marked by faithfulness to the original and purity of rhythm. They were published in Lyra Catholica, containing all the breviary and missal hymns (London, 1849); The Masque of Mary (1858); and A May Pageant and other poems (1865). Hymns and Poems (1873) are the three books combined, with many of the hymns rewritten or revised. Some of his translations are used in the Hymns Ancient and Modern.[2] His widely used hymn texts and translations include "Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise"; "Come, Holy Ghost"; "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee"; "When Morning Gilds the Skies"; and "Ye Sons and Daughters of the Lord".[3]
He died at the Oratory, Edgbaston, near Birmingham on 2 January 1878 and was buried at Rednal, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.[1]
Works
- Morals from the Churchyard; in a Series of Cheerful Fables Edward Caswall (1838)
- The Art of Pluck: Being a Treatise After the Fashion of Aristotle Edward Caswall (1843)
- Sermons on the seen and unseen Edward Caswall (1846)
- Lyra Catholica: Containing All the Hymns of the Roman Breviary and Missal Edward Caswall (1851)
- The Masque of Mary and Other Poems Edward Caswall (1858)
- Love for Holy Church Edward Caswall (1862)
- A May Pageant and other Poems Edward Caswall (1865)
- Hymns and poems Edward Caswall (1873)
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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Edward Caswall". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ↑ H. Eskew, H.T. McElrath, Sing with Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Hymnology, 1980, p. 139
- ↑ "Edward Caswall". Hymnary.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- Julian, John (June 1907). A Dictionary of Hymnology. London: John Murray. pp. 214–215.
- Bailey, Albert Edward (1950). The Gospel in Hymns. New York: Charles Scribner's sons. pp. 198–199.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. (1914). "Caswall, Edward". New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls. p. 439.
External links
- Works by or about Edward Caswall at Internet Archive
- Works by Edward Caswall at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
