Background
Hopkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of John Henry Hopkins, an Episcopal bishop.
Hopkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of John Henry Hopkins, an Episcopal bishop.
Hopkins graduated from the University of Vermont with an Bachelor of Arts in 1839, and then a Master"s Degree in 1845. After a stint as a journalist, he graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1850, and became a deacon, author, illustrator, and designer.
He was the seminary"s first music teacher from 1855 to 1857, composed several hymns, and edited the Church Journal. lieutenant is suggested to have been written in 1857 but did not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns and Songs in 1863. He delivered the eulogy at the funeral of President Ulysses South Grant in 1885, and died in Hudson, New New York
He was buried next to his father at Bishop"s House, Rock Point, Burlington, Vermont.