Arthur Campbell Ainger Explained

Arthur Campbell Ainger (4 July 1841, Greenwich, Kent – 26 October 1919, Eton, now in Berkshire) was an assistant master at Eton College from 1864 to 1901.^[1] and wrote the text of more than ten Christian hymns,^[2] most notably God Is Working His Purpose Out (1894).^[3]

Ainger, whose father was Rev. Thomas Ainger, was educated at Eton College, and in 1860 matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge; there he became a Scholar in 1863 and graduated B.A. (16th in Classics Tripos) in 1864 and M.A. in 1867. At Trinity College he gave two Clark Lectures: Chaucer (1900) and Shakespeare as a humorist (1901).^[4] He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 1908.

Ainger also wrote several books.^[1]

Selected publications

• with H. G. Wintle: Book: The Eton Latin grammar. Pt. I. Elementary. 1887. J. Murray, etc., etc. .
• Book: Fives by A. Ainger. 411–434. Tennis. Heathcote, J. M.. 1890. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn5qm3;view=1up;seq=453. (See Fives.)
• Book: A Song of Fives, words by A. Ainger, music by J. Barnby. 435–436. Tennis. Heathcote, J. M.. 1890. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn5qm3;view=1up;seq=475.
• with H. G. Wintle: Book: An English-Latin gradus or verse dictionary. 1891. J. Murray .
• Book: 1917. Memories of Eton sixty years ago, by Arthur Campbell Ainger, with contributions from Neville Gerald Lyttelton and John Murray. J, Murray .

References

1. Ainger, Arthur Campbell. Who's Who. 1919. 20.
2. Web site: Arthur Campbell Ainger. Hymnary.org.
3. Web site: God Is Working His Purpose Out . Hymnary.org .
4. Web site: Past Clark Lectures. Trinity College Cambridge.