Born: Sep­tem­ber 16, 1829, Rug­by Rec­to­ry, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 25, 1885, South­leigh, Eng­land.

Moultrie was ed­u­cat­ed at Rug­by and Ex­e­ter Coll­ege, Ox­ford (BA 1851, MA 1856). Tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders, he be­came Third Mas­ter and Chap­lain in Shrews­bu­ry School; Chap­lain to the Dow­ager Mar­chion­ess of Lon­don­de­rry, 1855-59; cur­ate of Bright­walt­ham, 1859; and of Brin­field, Berkshire, 1860; Chap­lain of the Don­a­tive of Bar­row Gur­ney, Bris­tol, 1864; Vi­car of South­leigh, 1869; and Warden of St. James’ Coll­ege, South­leigh, 1873. Moultrie’s works in­clude:

• The Primer Set Forth at Large for the Use of the Faith­ful, 1864
• Hymns from the Post Re­form­a­tion Edi­tions, 1864
• Hymns and Lyrics for the Sea­sons and Saints’ Days of the Church, 1867
• The Espousals of S. Dor­o­thea and Other Vers­es, 1870
• The De­vout Com­mun­i­cant, 1867
• Six Years’ Work in South­leigh, 1875
• Cantica Sanc­tor­um, or Hymns for the Black Let­ter Saints Days in the Eng­lish and Scot­tish Cal­en­dars, 1850

Sources

Hymns

1. Bishop of the Souls of Men
2. Come, Faithful People
3. Easter Day Is Here, and We
4. Father of All, to Thee We Pray
5. Forward, Christ­ians, For­ward
6. Heart to Heart, and Side by Side
7. Heavenly Father, God Alone
8. I Know That My Re­deem­er Liveth
9. In the Midst of Glad­ness, Sor­row
10. In the Name of God the Fa­ther
11. Jesus Christ, We Hum­bly Pray
12. Jesus, Tender Shep­herd
13. Laid in This Gar­den Full of Bloom
14. Lo, the Sac­ri­fice Aton­ing
15. Lord of Hea­ven, Whose Faith­ful Love
16. Lord, To­day We Bring to Thee
17. Lord, We Come To­day to Thee
18. Marriage Feast Is Rea­dy, The
19. Mary, Maid­en Un­de­filed
20. Mother, from Whose Bo­som’s Veil
21. O God, Who Had’st Thine An­gel Sheathe
22. O Jesu, O Re­deem­er
23. O Lord of Hosts, Thou God of Might
24. On the Wings of the Wind Fell a Hymn from the Sky
25. Our Great High Priest Is Stand­ing
26. Sevenfold Spirit, Lord of Life
27. Shades of Night Are Fall­ing Round Us
28. Silence Reigns at Even­tide
29. Sounds the Bell in Sol­emn Ca­dence
30. Swing the Cen­ser, Wave the Ban­ner
31. Tale of the Old­en Time, A
32. There Is a Sound of Re­joic­ing Around the Great Throne
33. This Is the Fes­tal Day of Jubila­tion
34. This Is the Hour of Peace and Blest Com­mun­ion
35. Virgin Born the King of Hea­ven
36. We March to Vic­to­ry
37. Who Is This That Shines So Bright?
38. Who Keeps His Birth­day Feast To­night?

Translations

1. Behold the Bride­groom Com­eth
2. Let All Mor­tal Flesh Keep Si­lence