![]() He used the proceeds from the book to maintain the ministry of his small church at Hursley. The book became so successful that it went through 109 editions before 1866, the year he died. Keble was so modest, he had his book of poems published anonymously. Keble’s intention was that his book of poetry be used as a devotional supplement to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. ” It was never meant to be used as a hymn. One of the poems from the collection was “Sun of My Soul. In 1827 Keble published a volume of poems entitled “The Christian Year, ” with all of the poems following the church calendar year. From 1835 until his death in 1866, he served the humble parish church in the village of Hursley, England, with a population of 1, 500 people. He was a poetry professor at Oxford University for ten years where he also had been educated. John Keble, the son of an Anglican country preacher, was born at Fairford, Gloucester, England on April 25, 1792. The tune “Canonbury” by Robert Schumann, set to Keble’s hymn, “New every morning is the love, ” is a favorite for flowing long meters but it could never replace “Hursley” with “Son of my soul. This tune appears sometimes under the name “Hursley”and supersedes an early one “Halle” by Thomas Hastings. Monk was a lecturer, composer, editor, and professor of vocal music at King’s College. It was arranged from a German Choral of Peter Rider (1760-1846) by William Henry Monk, who had a Doctorate of Music. The music to this hymn is poetic and spiritual. He never was ambitious to receive a larger salary or move away to a bigger parish. This gave him enough income for a modest living while he preached, wrote hymns, did translations as well as perform his pastoral work, and was happy. He settled in Fairford where he was given charge of three small parishes. He became an ordained minister and lived in Fairford, where he began the parochial work which ended once he passed away. The Reverend John Keble was born in Caln, Saint Aldwyn, April 25, 1792. His hymns are filled with spiritual insight with carefully chosen language for those who want to come forward to the Holy of Holies. ![]() In the book the Christian Year we read about John Keble’s life and character.
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