Eliza Sibbald Alderson

Eliza Sibbald Alderson (16 August 1818 – 18 March 1889) was an English poet and hymn writer.

Eliza Sibbald Dykes, sister of the famous Rev. J. B. Dykes, was born at Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In 1850 she was married to Rev. Mr. Alderson, chaplain to the West Riding House of Correction, Wakefield, 1833 to 1876. Though she wrote many hymns, only 12 have been published. She died in 1889 and was buried at Kirkthorpe.

Hymns include:

• Lord of Glory, who hast bought us[1]
• And now, beloved Lord, Thy soul resigning

See also

English women hymnwriters (18th to 19th-century)

• Augusta Amherst Austen
• Sarah Bache
• Charlotte Alington Barnard
• Sarah Doudney
• Charlotte Elliott
• Ada R. Habershon
• Katherine Hankey
• Frances Ridley Havergal
• Maria Grace Saffery
• Anne Steele
• Emily Taylor
• Emily H. Woodmansee

References

1. Lord of Glory, Who hast Bought Us, text, Project Wittenberg and Lord of Glory, Who hast Bought Us, (mp3 with organ only)

• Julian, John (June 1907). A Dictionary of Hymnology. London: John Murray. p. 38.
• Bethany Lutheran College. "Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Handbook — Biographies and Sources". Retrieved 28 January 2007.
• Concordia Historical Institute. "Today in History March 18". Retrieved 28 January 2007.