Arthur was the son of well known Pres­by­ter­i­an min­is­ter Sam­u­el H. Cox (Arthur added the ‘e’ to his sur­name). He at­tend­ed the Un­i­ver­si­ty of New York and the Gen­er­al The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary. He pas­tored at St. John’s Church, Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut; Grace Church, Bal­ti­more, Mar­y­land; and Cal­va­ry Church, New York Ci­ty. He de­clined an ap­point­ment as bi­shop of Texas, but in 1865 be­came Epis­co­pal bi­shop of West­ern New York. His works in­clude:

• Advent, 1837
• Christ­ian Ballads, 1840
• Athanasion, 1842
• Hallowe’en and Other Po­ems, 1844
• Saul, a Mystery, 1845
• Writings of Hawthorne, 1851

Sources

Hymns

1. Behold an Israelite Indeed
2. Body of Jesus, O Sweet Food
3. Breath of the Lord, O Spirit Blest
4. Carol, Carol Christmas
5. Christ is Arisen
6. He for Who Christ Hath Left Behind
7. How Beauteous Were the Marks Divine
8. In the Silent Midnight Watches
9. Lord, When Thou Didst Come from Heaven
10. Now We Pray for Our Country
11. O Walk with God, and Thou Shalt Find
12. O Where Are Kings and Empires Now
13. O Who Like Thee, So Calm, So Bright
14. Savior, Sprinkle Ma­ny Na­tions
15. Still as Our Day Our Strength Shall Be
16. Sol­dier, to the Contest Pressing
17. There Is a Land Like Eden Fair
18. We Are Living, We Are Dwelling
19. Who Is This, with Garments Gory
20. When o’er Judea’s Vales and Hills