Born: Ju­ly 4, 1841, Black­heath, Eng­land (near Birm­ing­ham).

Died: Oc­to­ber 26, 1919, Eton, Eng­land.

Buried: St. Mat­thews Par­ish Church, Dar­ley Ab­bey, Der­by, Eng­land.

Son of an An­gli­can priest, Ain­ger at­tend­ed Eton and Trin­i­ty Coll­ege, Cam­bridge (BA 1860, MA 1864). In 1860 he be­came Cur­ate of Al­re­was, Staf­ford­shire; in 1864, As­sist­ant Mas­ter of Shef­field Col­le­gi­ate School; and in 1866 Read­er at the Tem­ple Church, Lon­don. He went on to teach at Eton un­til re­tir­ing in 1901. His works in­clude:

• Eton Songs, 1901
• Carmen Eton­ese, 1901
• Memories of Eton Six­ty Years Ago, 1917
• Eng­lish-La­tin Verse Dic­tion­ary, with H. G. Wink­le

Sources

Hymns

1. God Is Working His Purpose Out
2. God of Our Fathers, unto Thee
3. Let God Arise to Lead Forth Those
4. Like a Mighty Man rejoicing in His Strength
5. Not Ours to Mourn and Weep
6. O Lord, with Toil Our Days Are Filled
7. Praise the Lord: Today We Raise Hymns of Thankfulness and Praise
8. Praise the Lord! Today We Sing
9. Uprose the Stately Temple