Caswall, Edward

English, 1814–1878, born in Yately. The son of a clergyman, he obtained both a bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree from Oxford, graduating with honors. In 1839, he was ordained a priest of the Church of England. He became increasingly interested in the Oxford, or Tractarian, cause (also known as the High Church movement), a group founded by members of the Church of England who wished to restore the older rituals and tenets. After the death of his wife, he followed the pattern of John Henry Newman and was reordained a member of the Catholic clergy. He divided the remainder of his life between writing and charitable works; virtually all of his hymn texts were written and published after he became a Catholic. He was especially well known for his translations from Latin.

Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee, 141 (Translation)