Mary Fawler Maude (1819-1913) was an English author and hymnwriter.[1][2]
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Biography
Mary Fawler Hooper was born in 1819 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England. She was the daughter of George H. Hooper.[1]
In 1841, she married the Rev. Joseph Maude (d. 1887), who was Vicar of Chirk, near Ruabon,[1] and Honorary Canon of St. Asaph.[3]
Maude's hymns were published in her Twelve Letters on Confirmation, 1848, and in Memorials of Past Years, 1852.[3]
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The hymn that made Maude's name familiar to many church people of her day begins with, "Thine for ever: God of love". The hymn was written in 1847 for Maude's class in the girls' Sunday school at St. Thomas, Newport Isle of Wight, as a confirmation hymn.[1] It found acceptance in many countries, and was included in almost all collections. It did not, however, escape alteration at the hands of various editors.[4][3]
Selected works
References
- ^ a b c d Smith, Nicholas (1903). Songs from the Hearts of Women: One Hundred Famous Hymns and Their Writers. A.C. McClurg. pp. 130–31.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Mary Fowler Hooper Maude". www.hymntime.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Julian, John (1892). A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations. J. Murray. pp. 719–20. Retrieved 19 December 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Jones, Francis Arthur (1895). Newnes, George (ed.). "Some Popular Hymns, and How They Were Written". The Strand Magazine. Vol. 9. G. Newnes. pp. 584–85. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.