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Rev. Canon Henry Twells (1823–1900) was an clergyman, hymn writer and poet. His best known hymn was "At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set", which was put to music by George Joseph, whose tune Angelus was first printed in 1657. He also wrote the well-known poem, "Time's Paces" that depicts the apparent speeding up of time as we become older.Henry Twells, Hymns and Other Stray Verses, London: Wells Gardner & Co., 1901, p. 34. A younger brother, , was the first Bishop of Bloemfontein.


Life
Henry Twells was the son of Philip Mellor Twells, born in , on 13 March 1823. He went to school at King Edward's School, Birmingham and then to , University of Cambridge, from where he graduated B.A. in 1848 and M.A. in 1851. On 25 May 1875, he married Ellen Jane Tompson, daughter of the Rev. Matthew Carrier Tompson, for fifty years Vicar of , near Stratford-on-Avon.William Clavell Ingram, Dean of Peterborough. A Memoir of the Rev Henry Twells, London: Wells Gardner & Co., 1901, Ch. III, p. 57. The spelling of 'Tompson' is confirmed by death certificates, marriage certificates available in www.ancestry.com. He died in on 19 January 1900.


Career
  • 1849 - as at Rochester Cathedral.
  • 1850 - as in the Church of England.
  • 1849-1851 - in and then
  • 1851-1854 - Curate at the parish church of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.Ingram, A Memoir of the Rev. Henry Twells, Ch. I, p. 12.
  • 1854-1856 - of St. Andrew's House School in Mells, Somerset.
  • 1856-1870 - of , , .
  • 1870-1871 - Rector of , .
  • 1871-1890 - Rector of Waltham on the Wolds, .
  • 1884 - Appointed as Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral.
  • 1890 - 'Semi-retired' in where he commissioned the building of St. Augustin's church dedicated to St. Augustine of Hippo and he remained 'priest-in-charge' there till his death.


Publications
  • Poetry for Repetition. Edited by Rev. Henry Twells, M.A. Head Master of the Godolphin Foundation School, Hammersmith. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862
  • Hymnal Oratorio, The Apostle of the : Being the life and writings of , as illustrated by Hymns Ancient and Modern, and interspersed with recitations from Holy Scripture, etc. London: Clowes & Sons, 1881.
  • Hymnal Oratorio, The Forerunner: Being the life and teaching of John the Baptist, as illustrated by Hymns Ancient and Modern, and interspersed with recitations from Holy Scripture. In two parts. Arranged by Henry Twells. London: William Clowes & Sons, 1886.
  • Extension of the . A speech delivered in the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury, etc. London: Rivingtons, 1887.
  • Colloquies on Preaching. London: Longmans & Co., 1889.
  • Hymns and Other Stray Verses. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1901.
  • Sermons on Hymns, and Other Addresses. London: Wells Gardner & Co., 1901.
  • Bible Characters, and Other Addresses. London: Wells Gardner & Co., 1905.


Further reading
  • William Clavell Ingram, Dean of Peterborough. A Memoir of the Rev Henry Twells, London: Wells Gardner & Co., 1901.

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