Born: December 29, 1832, Southwark, Surrey, England.
Died: October 26, 1909, Speldhurst, Kent, England.
Pott attended Brasenose College, Oxford, England, and took Holy Orders in 1856. He served as curate at Bishopsworth, Gloucestershire, 1858-1868; Ardlingly, Berkshire, 1858-1861; Ticehurst, Sussex, 1861-1866; and as rector at Norhill, Ely, 1866. Pott wrote several original hymns, but is better known as a hymn translator. Sometimes his work is incorrectly attributed to “Alfred” Pott.
Pott served on the committee which compiled Hymns Ancient and Modern, and edited Hymns Fitted to the Order of Common Prayer (1861) and The Free Rhythm Psalter (1898).
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