Born: December 22, 1839, War­ren, Rhode Is­land.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 5, 1905, War­ren, Rhode Is­land.

A wide­ly tra­veled poet and hymn­ist, But­ter­worth was for 25 years con­nect­ed with the Youth’s Com­pan­ion as a reg­u­lar con­trib­ut­or and mem­ber of its ed­i­tor­i­al staff. His works in­clude:

• Story of the Hymns (American Tract So­ci­e­ty, 1875
• The Prayers of History, 1880
• Poems for Christmas, Easter, and New Year, 1883
• Wonderful Christmas of Old, 1885
• Story of the Tunes, 1890
• Zigzag Journeys in Many Lands

Sources

Hymns

1. Little Ones of God Are We
2. O Church! Arise and Sing