Henry Twells

Henry Twells
This photograph appears in the frontispiece of Ingram's biography of Twells
Born	(1823-03-13)13 March 1823 Ashted, Birmingham, UK
Died	19 January 1900(1900-01-19) (aged 76) Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Occupation	Clergyman Hymn-writer Poet
Nationality	English
Genre	Hymns, Poems
Notable works	"At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set"; "Time's Paces"
Spouse	Ellen Jane Tompson

Rev. Canon Henry Twells (1823–1900) was an Anglican clergyman, hymn writer and poet. His best known hymn was "At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set". He also wrote the well-known poem, "Time's Paces" that depicts the apparent speeding up of time as we become older. A younger brother, Edward Twells, was the first Bishop of Bloemfontein.

Henry Twells was born in Ashted, Birmingham on 13 March 1823. He went to school at King Edward's School, Birmingham and then to Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge, from where he graduated B.A. in 1848 and M.A. in 1851. On 25 May 1875, he married Ellen Jane Tompson, daughter of the Rev. Matthew Carrier Tompson, for fifty years Vicar of Alderminster, near Stratford-on-Avon. He died in Bournemouth on 19 January 1900.