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| Short Name: | Caroline Fry |
| Full Name: | Fry, Caroline, 1787-1846 |
| Birth Year: | 1787 |
| Death Year: | 1846 |
Wilson, Mrs. Caroline (Fry),1787-1846, usage Caroline Fry
Wilson, Caroline, née Fry, daughter of a farmer, was born at Tunbridge Wells, Dec. 31, 1787. In 1831 she was married to a Mr. Wilson, and died at Tunbridge Wells, Sept. 17, 1846. Her publications were somewhat numerous, and included a History of England in Verse, 1801; a Poetical Catechism, 1821; Serious Poetry, 1822; Death, and other Poems, 1823, &c. Her Autobiography, Letters, and Remains were published in 1843, and her Table of the Lord in 1859. Her best known hymns are:—
1. For what shall I praise Thee, My God and my King? Thanksgiving in Affliction. In common use in Great Britain and America.
2. Often the clouds of deepest woe. Affliction leading to Glory. From her Poetical Catechism, 1821, p. 25. In Kennedy, 1863, it begins "Full oft the clouds of deepest woe."
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Texts by Caroline Fry (3) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| For what shall I praise Thee, my God and my King? | Caroline Fry Wilson (Author) | English | 25 |
| Grace does not steel the faithful heart | Caroline Fry (Author) | 3 | |
| Often the clouds of deepest woe | Caroline Fry Wilson (Author) | English | 3 |
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