Phillips Brooks

In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial to American bishop Phillips Brooks. It takes the form of three panels of opus sectile work executed by J.C. Powell of the firm of Powells of Whitefriars. In the centre Our Lord is depicted as the Good Shepherd with a crook while St Peter kneels at his feet. On the right are figures of St John and St Thomas and on the other side is a shepherd boy with sheep and a sailing ship in the background. The texts are "Comfort ye my people, saith our God" and "Jesus said unto him, feed my sheep".

On a plaque below is the inscription: 

In memory of Phillips Brooks, D.D. Bishop of Massachusetts, honoured and beloved. A.D. 1894

Underneath is a Latin inscription written by Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, which can be translated:

Fiery in eloquence and strong in the sacred art of expounding truth and godliness to serious men; they seek you at the seat of power with the voice of the people; they seek you - lost in rapture - at the throne of God and in his dwelling. E.W. Cantuar.

The memorial was erected by his English and American admirers during the time Archdeacon Frederic William Farrar was rector of the church.

The Bishop wrote the words of the carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem".