Hymns Ancient and Modern is a hymnal in common use within the Church of England, a result of the efforts of the Oxford Movement. The hymnal was first published in 1861.
Title page to the first edition, 1861
William Henry Monk, original editor of the hymnal.
The New Standard Edition on a stall in Bath Abbey.
John Mason Neale was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of holy Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern. Among
Portrait of John Mason Neale standing, from John Mason Neale letters 1910