Legends and Lyrics Second Series Author:Adelaide Anne Procter Adelaide Anne Procter was a 19th century British poet. In 1951 she became a Catholic writing hymns The Lost Chord, I do not ask, O Lord, that Life may be, and My God, and I Thank Thee Who Hast Made. Procter was also very involved in social causes effecting women. Legends and Lyrics is a collection of her poems which first appeared in Househol... more »d Words edited by Charles Dickens. Her poems are written with simplicity, which reflect a time when earnest expressions of a good and beneficial life were valued. Among the best known of her poems are "The Angel's Story," "The Legend of Bregenz," and "The Legend of Provence."« less