Godfrey Thring (25 March 1823 – 13 September 1903), was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer.
Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, Rev.
[1] The family is commemorated in Alford Church by carved choir seats in the chancel and two memorial windows.
He was educated at Shrewsbury School and graduated in 1845 from Balliol College, Oxford with a BA.
In May 1855, Godfrey Thring was part of a tour led by James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem going East of the River Jordan.
[4] Jackson created for him a remarkable little church, rich in the Arts and Crafts style and strikingly decorated in sgraffito work.
He wrote many hymns including "The radiant morn has passed away" (set to music by Herbert Hall Woodward)[6] and "Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep".