GRONOW One Name Study

THE ANGEL WITH THE CENSER.

Within a dimly-lighted Church,
All decked with festal flowers,
An Angel stood — on Christmas Eve —
'Twas in the silent hours,
When vesper-prayers were over
And the worshippers gone home,
To wait until the midnight bell
To Mass should bid them come.

The Angel stood with folded wings,
And in his fair, white hand
He held a golden censer bright
Obeying God's command
Not to return to Heaven,
But to wait in patience there
Till he could bring the incense
Of one faithful humble prayer.

THE ANGEL WITH THE CENSER, AND OTHER POEMS.
by B. M. G R O N O W.

London, REMINGTON AND CO., New Bond Street, W. 1883.

A quick look around the web gave no clues as to the authors name, except the initials B. M. Always one to try & put a name to these things I thought I'd find out who wrote this little book of poems.
It turned out to be Bessie Marion Gronow (1851-1929) who on the 16th February 1889 at St Peter's, Brighton, by the Rev. Heathcote SMITH, Louis Marie BASINET, youngest son of Mons. Claude BASINET, of St Alan, Chambery, France, to Bessie Marion, younger daughter of Wm. Lettsom GRONOW, Esq., of Ash Hall, Glamorganshire.