Born: Oc­to­ber 2, 1808, Chatteris, Cam­bridge, Eng­land.

Died: Jan­u­a­ry 10, 1896, Much-Marcle, Herefordshire, Eng­land.

Chatfield was ed­u­cat­ed at Char­ter­house School and Trin­i­ty Coll­ege, Cam­bridge, where he was Bell’s Un­i­ver­si­ty Schol­ar and Mem­bers’ Prize­man. He grad­u­at­ed in 1831, win­ning a first class in class­ic­al hon­ors. Tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders in 1832, he served as Vi­car of Stot­field, Bed­ford­shire (1833-1847) and Vi­car of Much-Marcle, Her­e­ford­shire (1847-?). His works in­clude:

• Songs and Hymns of Earliest Greek Christ­ian Poets, 1876

Sources

Hymns

1. For Ever We Would Gaze on Thee

Translations

1. Glory to God in the Highest
2. Lift Up Thyself, My Soul
3. Lord Jesus, Think on Me
4. O Christ the King! Since Breath Pent Up
5. O Thou, the King of Saints, All-Conquering Word
6. O Thou, the Word of Truth Divine
7. Wake, Wake, I Pray Thee, Shrill-Toned Lyre
8. Virgins’ Song, The