in England, but took interest in the repair of his cathedral. He successfully intrigued for a vacancy, and was elected Bishop of Lincoln on 17 September 1667. The episcopal palace at Lincoln had been ruined during the civil wars, so he occupied a mansion-house in the cathedral close during his visits to Lincoln. He worked to repair the cathedral and was buried there, after he died at Kensington. Fuller was not married. One of his sisters, Catherine, married John Bligh, citizen and salter of London, afterwards of Rathmore, co. Meath, M.P. for Athboy, the founder of the family of the Earls of Darnley. Settings Several poems by Fuller were set by Henry Purcell. His 1688 song An Evening Hymn (Z.193) is one of the most well-known. Now that the sun has veil'd his Light, And bid the World good Night; To the soft Bed my Body I dispose, But where shall my Soul repose? Dear God, even in thy Arms, and can there be Any so sweet Security? Then to thy Rest, O my Soul, and singing, praise The Mercy that prolongs thy Days. Hallelujah. The first four lines were also used by the 1980s punk band Crass as the opening for their song Mother Earth. References External links Twickenham Museum page 1608 births 1675 deaths 17th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishops of Lincoln 17th-century English people Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 17th-century Church of England bishops