Author, Hymn Composer. She is best remembered as an English hymnist, who wrote the lyrics to her 1907 hymn "Will the Circle be Unbroken." She eventually authored at least 17 books on the Christian faith. Born the youngest daughter of four surviving children of a prominent physician, she came from a Christian household. For three and a half years, she studied art at what is now the Royal College of Art. She studied the German language. She with her parents participated in events to aid the poor. After her parents' death, she participated twice with the medical ships going into the North Sea. She was the financial secretary for the YWCA along with teaching Bible studies. In the 1880s she was a member of the religious circle involving English Baptist Reform preacher Charles Spurgeon. In 1884 she met the Americans, evangelist D. L. Moody and the hymn composer and soloist Ira D. Sankey while they were touring England. At their request, she came to the United States in 1894, delivering in Chicago a series of Bible lectures, mainly on the Old Testament, that were later published. She had a remarkable memory and could readily quote Bible verses. She did not become a hymn writer until 1899, when she wrote several tunes in German. In 1901 while her health was declining, she began writing poetry and wrote "Apart with Him." During the Torrey and Alexander Mission in London in 1905, she wrote hymns exclusively for Charles Alexander and was credited with authoring over 200 hymns until her death. Her literary works include "Types in the Old Testament" in 1898;"The Study of the Parables" in 1904; "The Priests and Levites," "A Type of Church," and "A Bible Study" as a collection in 1908; "The Study of Miracles" in 1911; "A Sevenfold Method of Studying the Epistles to the Seven Churches" in 1914, "The Day of Atonement in its Prophetic Aspect" in 1916, "A Gatherer of Fresh Spoil: an Autobiography and Memoir," "I Am a Prayer and Other Poems," and "Israel's Exodus: Past and Future," which were all published 1918. Besides books, she wrote hundreds of magazine articles. Her articles were later published in religious newspapers. In Victorian England, women were not the teachers of men in the church. Her writings were not exclusively for women but were being read by a male audience also. Her other notable hymn lyrics include "He will Hold Me Fast" in 1906, "Are You Ready for the Coming" and "No Other Story" in 1907, and "Meet Me in the Homeland" in 1909. She died at the age of 57.