John Ernest Bode (13 February 1816 – 6 October 1874) was an

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priest, educator, poet, and hymnist.

Life

Born in London, he was the son of William Bode. Married with three children. Educated at

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, the Charter House, and then at

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where he received his B.A. in 1837 and a M.A. He won the Hertford Scholarship. Ordained in 1841, he became Rector of Westwell, Oxfordshire in 1847, then of

Castle Camps Castle Camps was a Norman Castle located in what is now the civil parish of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. Owners Castle Camps was originally a Saxon manor, belonging to Wulfwin, a Thane of King Edward the Confessor. After the Norman invasion, W ...

, Cambridgeshire, 1860. He was also for a time tutor of his college, and classical examiner. He died in Castle Camps, 6 October 1874 aged 58, and was buried near the hedge facing the West Window.

Published works

His Bampton Lectures were delivered in 1855. He also published ''Ballads from Herodotus'', ''Hymns from the Gospel of the Day for each Sunday and Festivals of our Lord''; and ''Short Occasional Poems''. Hymns include ''O Jesus, I have promised'', ''Sweetly the Sabbath Bell'', ''God of Heaven enthroned in Might'', and ''Spirit of Truth, Indwelling Light''. "O Jesus I Have Promised" was written on the occasion of the confirmation of his own two sons and daughter at Castle Camps in 1869. The hymn tune was written in 1881 by

Arthur Henry Mann Dr. Arthur Henry Mann (16 May 1850 – 19 November 1929), known affectionately as "Daddy Mann", was an English organist, choirmaster, teacher and composer who served as Director of Music at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, for more than 50 ...

, who at one period in his life served as organist and choirmaster at

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, famous for its superb choral music. A letter written by him in support of Osborne Gordon is held in the Papers of Osborne Gordon collection at Oxford.

References

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