Born: 1613, Walpole, Norfolk, Eng­land.

Died: 1669, Covent Garden, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: St. Paul’s Church, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Pseudonym: William Birchley.

Austin was ed­u­cat­ed at St. John’s, Cam­bridge. He be­came a Roman Catholic, entered Lincoln’s Inn to stu­dy for the bar, subsequently be­came a tutor, and finally devoted him­self to literature. His works in­clude:

• Devotions in the Ancient Way of Offices Containing Exercises for Every Day in the Week, 1668
• The Christ­ian Moderator
• Reflections on the Oath of Supremacy

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Lyrics

1. Behold Dear Lord, We Come to Thee
2. Hark, My Soul, How Every­thing