2 March 1811 A.D. John S.B. Monsell Born—Anglican Rector & Hymn Writer
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March 1811 A.D. John S.B. Monsell Born—Anglican Rector & Hymn
Writer
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He married Anne, daughter of Bolton Waller, of Shannon Grove and Castletown on 15 January 1835. Their eldest son Thomas died on the way to the Crimean War in 1855, aged 18, in a shipwreck off Italy; their eldest daughter Elizabeth Isabella died in Torquay at the age of 28 in 1861. Another daughter, Jane Diana, married Rev. C.W. Furse in 1859.
His brother Charles, also a clergyman, married Harriet O'Brien, who refounded the Community of St John Baptist at Clewer near Windsor after her husband's death in Italy. Through Charles and Harriet, John Monsell became influenced by the Oxford Movement and an admirer of Edward Bouverie Pusey, and also became acquainted with William Ewart Gladstone, with whom he maintained a correspondence.[2] He was responsible for the building or rebuilding of three of his churches: Ramoan, at Ballycastle, County Antrim, St Jude, Englefield Green, during his incumbency at Egham, and St. Nicolas' Church, Guildford. While inspecting the rebuilding of the latter, Monsell fell from a boulder, and subsequently died from an infected wound.[1]
His hymns include:
O'Donoghue, David James (1894). "Monsell, John Samuel Bewley". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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John S. B. Monsell (1811 to 1875)
Church of England
Felled by a Church Stone
John Samuel Bewley Monsell was born in Londonderry,
Ireland. Ordained as an Anglican clergyman in 1834, he was accidentally killed
in 1875 by a stone which fell when repairs were being made on the roof of his
church, St. Nicholas Church in Guildford, England. He published eleven volumes
of poetry, including nearly 300 hymns. A strong advocate of vigorous
congregational singing, he urged that hymn singing should be "more fervent
and joyous. We are too distant and reserved in our praises; we sing, not as we
should sing to Him Who is Chief among ten thousand." Two of his hymns,
still sung in Anglican churches, are "Fight the Good Fight of Faith"
and "Sing to the Lord of Harvest."
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John Samuel Bewley Monsell
The Rev. John
Samuel Bewley Monsell (March 2, 1811) - (April 9, 1875) was an Irish Anglican clergyman and poet.Contents
Life
He was the son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, Archdeacon of Derry, he was born in St. Columb's, Londonderry, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, receiving a BA in 1832 (and an LL.D in 1856). He was ordained deacon in 1834, and priest in 1835.[1]He married Anne, daughter of Bolton Waller, of Shannon Grove and Castletown on 15 January 1835. Their eldest son Thomas died on the way to the Crimean War in 1855, aged 18, in a shipwreck off Italy; their eldest daughter Elizabeth Isabella died in Torquay at the age of 28 in 1861. Another daughter, Jane Diana, married Rev. C.W. Furse in 1859.
His brother Charles, also a clergyman, married Harriet O'Brien, who refounded the Community of St John Baptist at Clewer near Windsor after her husband's death in Italy. Through Charles and Harriet, John Monsell became influenced by the Oxford Movement and an admirer of Edward Bouverie Pusey, and also became acquainted with William Ewart Gladstone, with whom he maintained a correspondence.[2] He was responsible for the building or rebuilding of three of his churches: Ramoan, at Ballycastle, County Antrim, St Jude, Englefield Green, during his incumbency at Egham, and St. Nicolas' Church, Guildford. While inspecting the rebuilding of the latter, Monsell fell from a boulder, and subsequently died from an infected wound.[1]
Service
Chaplain of Chapel of Ease (St. Augustine’s) 1836-1838
Chancellor of Connor 1847-1853
Published writings
Monsell was a prolific hymnist. He published eleven volumes of poems and about 300 hymns. His books include: Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Parish Musings, of Devotional Poems (1850), Spiritual Songs for the Sundays and Holy Days Throughout the Year (1859), Hymns of Love and Praise for the Christian Year (1863), Our New Vicar (1867), Litany Hymns (1870).[1]His hymns include:
Fight the good fight with all thy might
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
On our way rejoicing as we homeward move
Mighty Father! Blessed Son
Notes
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References
O'Donoghue, David James (1894). "Monsell, John Samuel Bewley". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Boyd, Hugh Alexander
(1930). A
History of the Church of Ireland in Ramoan Parish. Belfast: R.
Carswell and Son. pp. 45–70.
Bailey, Albert Edward
(1950). The Gospel in Hymns. New York: Charles Scribner's sons.
pp. 365–367.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Calvin College. "New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious
Knowledge". Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1953.
Retrieved 2007-02-06.
St. Augustine's
Church website. "Chaplains of the Chapel of Ease 1783
-1870". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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