Pope Leo XIII made Newman a cardinal in 1879. He remained one of the most revered Catholic leaders in England until his death in 1890. The music so fittingly wedded to these words was written by the noted English composer John B. Dykes. He wrote the tune in the summer of 1865 while walking through the Strand, the famous theater and shopping district in London. The popularity of the hymn was quite surprising to Newman, who quickly attributed its success to Dykes' tune.
Heart speaks to heart.
I want the intellectual layman to be religious, and the devout ecclesiastic to be intellectual. He has not created me for naught. Here is an essay on the Oxford Movement, and Newman's central role.