Elizabeth Ayton Godwin (4 July 1817 – 26 March 1889) was a

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and religious poet. She was born at

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, England, 4 July 1817. Her father was William Ellis Etheridge. In 1849, she married Mr. C. Godwin. She published ''Songs for the weary'' in 1873; and ''Songs amidst Daily Life'' in 1878. Her hymn in common use is "My Saviour, 'mid life's varied scene" (

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), written while still a girl, and first printed in the ''Evangelical Magazine'', and then in ''Songs for the Weary'', 1865. She died at

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, 26 March 1889.

Selected works

* ''Songs for the Weary: the School of Sorrow and other Poems'' (1873) * ''Songs Amidst Daily Life'' (1878)

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