Poems, together with: Hymns of the Church, literally translated, for the use of English Congregations

Hope (Alexander James Beresford).    J.G.F. & J. Rivington; Francis and John Rivington,  1843-1844 First Edition  Two works in one volume  Later multicoloured mottled calf, sides with gilt roll and fillets and corner ornaments, spine with raised bands, gilt flowers and other ornaments, maroon morocco label, gilt edges, elaborate inner dentelles gilt, marbled end-papers, by Morrell Slight spotting to end-papers and final leaf of the second work, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy (bookplate virtually imperceptibly removed)  “Hope’s devotion to the church of England was the leading feature of his life. Possessed of great wealth, he purchased in 1844 the ancient buildings of St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, as a college for missionary clergy. In 1843 he published a volume of poems, and in the following year he translated the Hymns of the Church for popular use. Accepting the idea of the catholic church, he set himself to work out how the outward aspect of English public worship might be made most reasonably and intelligently to correspond to the ideals and to the best traditions of the ancient and historic church. He built at his own expense All Saints' Church, Margaret Street, London. He also rebuilt and endowed the parish church of Sheen, Staffordshire, in 1852, and kept up the daily service at his own cost.At an early age Hope evinced deep interest in archæology and ecclesiastical history. Artistic and architectural subjects also occupied much of his attention. He was a firm advocate of Gothic principles in art, and frequently lectured on artistic subjects. He was president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1865-7, became a trustee of the British Museum on 19 March 1879, was president of the Ecclesiological Society and of the Architectural Museum, a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, and a fellow of numerous learned societies” (DNB). 

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