Born: May 1, 1812, Wells, Som­er­set, Eng­land.

Died: May 12, 1891, Lat­ton, Eng­land.

Beadon was ed­u­cat­ed at Eton and St. John’s Coll­ege, Cam­bridge (BA 1835, MA 1839). Tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders in 1836, he be­came Vi­car of Ha­sel­bu­ry Pluck­nett, near Crew­kerne (1837); Vi­car of Lat­ton, Wilt­shire (1838); Hon­o­rary Ca­non of Bris­tol; and Rur­al Dean. His works in­clude:

• The Par­ish Hymn Book, 1863 (co-ed­it­ed with Gre­ville Phill­i­more & James Wood­ford)

Sources

Hymns

1. Fierce Was the Storm of Wind
2. Glory to Thee, O Lord
3. O God, Thy Sol­diers’ Crown
4. The Son of Man Shall Come