Greville Phillimore was a 19th-century English Anglican clergyman, scholar, and hymnwriter whose editorial work and original compositions significantly enriched Victorian hymnody. Born in 1821, he received a distinguished classical education at Westminster School, Charterhouse, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1842. Ordained into Holy Orders in 1843, he served the Church of England in several notable pastoral appointments, including Vicar of Down Ampney in Gloucestershire (1851–1867), Rector of Henley-on-Thames (1867–1883), and Rector of Ewelme (1883–1884). Alongside his parochial ministry, he was known as a thoughtful preacher, publishing his Parochial Sermons in 1856.

Phillimore’s major contribution to church music came through his editorial work on The Parish Hymn Book, compiled jointly with Hyde Wyndham Beadon and James Russell Woodford (later Bishop of Ely). First published in 1863 with 195 hymns and expanded in 1875 to 274 hymns, this collection held an important place in 19th-century hymnological history as one of the earliest parish hymnals to incorporate John Mason Neale's pioneering English translations of ancient Greek hymns for congregational singing.

For the 1863 edition of The Parish Hymn Book, Phillimore contributed several original hymns for the liturgical year and translations from medieval Latin texts. His writing is characterized by reverent dignity, classical restraint, and deep alignment with the Anglican prayer book tradition. Among his original compositions and translations, the morning hymn "Every morning mercies new" (often beginning "Every morning they are new") achieved widespread adoption across numerous English-speaking hymnals.

His other notable hymnological contributions include:

• "Summer ended, harvest over" — A classic harvest thanksgiving hymn celebrating divine providence and spiritual fruition.

• "O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell" — An Epiphany hymn meditating on Christ's healing miracles and divine compassion.

• "Darkly frowns the eastern sky" (or "Darkly frowns the evening sky") — A solemn text designed for Good Friday evening and Easter Eve.

• "Lonely in her virgin home" — A tender hymn composed for the Feast of the Annunciation.

• "Saul, why such furious hate, such blinded zeal?" — A vivid metrical commemoration of the Conversion of St. Paul.

• "O Lord of glory, King of saints" — A feast day hymn added to the expanded 1875 edition of The Parish Hymn Book.

Greville Phillimore died at Ewelme on January 20, 1884. A posthumous collection of his writings, Sermons and Hymns, was published later that year, preserving his devotional legacy for future generations.