The author, Henry Cary Shuttleworth, was educated at Oxford for the Anglican ministry. He was a minor canon in St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1876-84, and rector of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, London, from 1883. Concerned for the poor and down-trodden of London, Shuttleworth became a prominent member of the Christian Social movement. For a time he was Professor of Pastoral and Liturgical Theology in King’s College, London. An able musician, he wrote many carols and hymns and published a book, _The Place of Music in Public Worship_. The present hymn appeared in the St. Nicholas Cole Abbey _Hymnal Appendix_, 1897, and in the _Church Monthly_, 1898, with music by the author. _MUSIC._ ST. LO is a unique melody, constructed on three phrases of three measures each. It is a simple, diatonic tune, moving within the pitch range of a sixth, with the third phrase a repetition of the first. It should be sung in a quiet manner, and is well adapted for unison singing. The tune, an old Breton melody, appeared in _School Worship_, London, 1926, from whence it was introduced into the _Presbyterian Hymnal_ of 1935 and from thence to the _Hymnary_. 389. O grant us light that we may know _Lawrence Tuttiett_, 1825-97 A prayer for the light from God to illuminate the mind in its search for truth. The author wrote many of his hymns on returning from visiting the sick and bereaved, expressing in them thoughts of consolation for families in sorrow and trouble. That this hymn may have had a similar origin is indicated by the omitted Stanzas 4 and 5, which are as follows: O grant us light, in grief and pain, To lift our burdened hearts above, And count the very cross a gain, And bless our Father’s hidden love. O grant us light, when, soon or late, All earthly scenes shall pass away, In Thee to find the open gate To deathless home and endless day. Lawrence Tuttiett, son of a surgeon in the English Royal Navy, at first intended to follow his father into the medical profession, but, after studying at Christ’s Hospital and King’s College, London, he decided to become a minister. He was ordained in 1848 and devoted his life to the Episcopal Church, ministering in various parishes in England and Scotland. His publications include _Hymns for Churchmen_, 1854; _Hymns for Children of the Church_, 1862; and _Gems of Thought on the Sunday Services_, 1864. The present hymn appeared in the last-named publication. _Music._ CANONBURY. For comments on this tune see Hymn 296. 390. Almighty Lord, with one accord _Melancthon Woolsey Stryker_, 1851-1929 “A College Hymn” was the title given this poem, first printed in _The New York Evangelist_, February 27, 1896. It was included in _The College Hymnal_, New York, the same year and in the _Methodist Hymnal_ of 1905.