Reginald Heber

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Reginald Heber (April 21, 1783 - April 3, 1826) was an Church of England bishop, now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer. Photograph by Keith Edkins File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[3] in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communions thirty-eight independent national churches. ...

Life

Heber was born at Malpas in Cheshire. His father, who belonged to an old Yorkshire family, held half the living of Malpas. Malpas is a village and civil parish in the City of Chester district of Cheshire, England. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ...

Reginald Heber showed remarkable promise, and in November 1800 entered Brasenose College, Oxford, where he proved a distinguished student, carrying off prizes for a Latin poem entitled Carmen seculare, an English poem on Palestine, and a prose essay on The Sense of Honour. and of the Brasenose College College name The Kings Hall and College of Brasenose Latin name aula regia et collegium aenei nasi Named after Bronze door knocker Established 1509 Sister college Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Principal Prof. ... A 2003 satellite image of the region. ...

In November 1804, he was elected a fellow of All Souls'. After completing his university career, he went on a long tour of Europe. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... College name All Souls College Collegium Omnium Animarum Named after Feast of All Souls Established 1438 Sister College Trinity Hall, Cambridge Warden Dr. John Davis JCR President None Undergraduates None MCR President None Graduates 8 (approx. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Having taken holy orders in 1807, he took up the family living of Hodnet in Shropshire. In 1809 he married Amelia Shipley, daughter of the Dean of St Asaph. He was made prebendary of St Asaph in 1812, appointed Bampton lecturer for 1815, preacher at Lincoln's Inn in 1822, and Bishop of Calcutta in January 1823. Before sailing for India he received the degree of D.D. from the University of Oxford. Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops[7], is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford were founded by a bequest of John Bampton,[1]. They have taken place since 1780. ... Part of Lincolns Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c. ... The Bishop of Calcutta exercises episcopal leadership over the Diocese of Calcutta of the Church of North India. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

In India, Bishop Heber laboured indefatigably - not only for the good of his own diocese, but for the spread of Christianity throughout the East. He toured the country, consecrating churches, founding schools and discharging other Christian duties.

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His devotion to his work in a trying climate told severely on his health. At Trichinopoly (or Trichy in Tamil) he was seized with an apoplectic fit when in his bath, and died. In Trichy, Bishop Heber College is named after him - and is famous for education and sports. A statue of him, by Chantrey, was erected at Calcutta. Another monument to Heber, also by Chantrey, can be seen along the south wall of the Ambulatory of Saint Paul's Cathedral. Heber is depicted as a kneeling figure in episcopal robes. The relief on the pedestal represents the prelate confirming converted Indians. This photograph was taken by me in December 2004. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (April 7, 1782–November 25, 1841), was an English sculptor of the Georgian era. ... The ambulatory (Med. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...

Heber was a pious man of profound learning, literary taste and great practical energy. His fame rests mainly on his hymns, which rank among the best in the English language. These include:

• "Bread of the World"
• "Brightest and best of the sons of the morning"
• "By cool Siloam's shady rill"
• "God, that madest earth and heaven"
• "From Greenland's icy mountains", which was the missionary hymn most frequently printed in 19th century American hymnals
• "Holy, holy, holy"
• "Lord of mercy and of might"
• "The Lord of might from Sinai's brow"
• "The Lord will come, the earth shall quake"
• "The Son of God goes forth to war."

Heber's hymns and other poems have style, pathos and soaring aspiration.

Heber's other works include:

• Palestine: a Poem, to which is added the Passage of the Red Sea (1809)
• Europe: Lines on the Present War (1809)
• a volume of poems in 1812
• The Personality and Office of the Christian Comforter asserted and explained (being the Bampton Lectures for 1815)
• The Whole Works of Bishop Jeremy Taylor, with a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of his Writings (1822)
• Hymns written and adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year, principally by Bishop Heber (1827)
• A Journey through India (1828)
• Sermons preached in England, and Sermons preached in India (1829)
• Sermons on the Lessons, the Gospel, or the Epistle for every Sunday in the Year (1837).

The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber were collected in 1841.

See the Life of Reginald Heber, D.D., The Lord Bishop of Calcutta by his Widow with Selections, Correspondence, Unpublished Poems, and Private Papers; ..., by Amelia (Shipley) Heber (1830); The Last Days of Bishop Heber, by Thomas Robinson, archdeacon of Madras (1830); TS Smyth, The Character and Religious Doctrine of Bishop Heber (1831), The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollock, Complete in One Volume (1847); and Memorials of a Quiet Life, by Augustus JC Hare (1874).

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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• http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/reginald_heber.htm Biographical information on Heber] and the lyrics to some of his hymns, at The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
• Lyrics to Heber's hymns, at The Cyber Hymnal