Category: Hymn Writers

Categories: Religious Occupations | Songwriters

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"Without doubt the people of God have always had cause to sing ... Old Testament believers marked God's mighty acts of deliverance from their enemies in song ... And in the New Testament believers had yet more cause to sing ... The early church sang hymns, and snatches of the words can be found in the letters written to the churches by the apostle Paul ... Some of the great early Church hymn writers include Ambrose of Milan (339-397), Bernard of Cluny, Bernard of Clairvaux, Martin Luther (1483-1546), and John Calvin." Faith Cook. Our Hymn Writers and their Hymns. E P Books, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City UK, 2005. ISBN 978 1 78397 148 0.

Charles Wesley - Hymn Tree (space)

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Joseph Addison 01 May 1672 Milston, Wiltshire, England - 17 Jun 1719

Charles Alexander 1867 East Tennessee, United States of America - 1920

Joyce (Anstruther) Placzek 06 Jun 1901 London, England, United Kingdom - 20 Jul 1953

Mary Appleby 1874 Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom - 18 Jun 1928

B

Sabine Baring-Gould 28 Jan 1834 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 02 Jan 1924

Richard Baxter 12 Nov 1615 Rowton, Shropshire, England - 08 Dec 1691

Benjamin Beddome 23 Jan 1717 Henley in Arden, Warwickshire, England - 03 Sep 1795

George Bennard 04 Feb 1873 Youngstown, Ohio, United States - 10 Oct 1958

Hopkin Bevan 04 May 1765 Gellifwnwr (or Cilfwnwr ), Llangyfelac, Wales - 29 Dec 1839

Phillip Bliss 09 Jul 1838 Hollywood, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania - 29 Dec 1876

Horatius Bonar 19 Dec 1808 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 31 Jul 1889

Henry Bramley 04 Jun 1833 Addingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Jan 1917

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George Carr 13 Jan 1874 Afton, Chenango, New York, United States - 1949

Elijah Cassel abt 26 Nov 1849 Warren, Indiana, United States - abt 03 Jul 1930

Josiah Conder 17 Sep 1789 Aldersgate, City of London, England - 27 Dec 1855

William Cowper 26 Nov 1731 Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England - 25 Apr 1800

Robert Creighton abt 1639 Wells, Somerset, England - 17 Feb 1733

Frances (Crosby) Van Alstyne 24 Mar 1820 Brewster, Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States - 12 Feb 1915

D

William Dix 14 Jun 1837 Bristol, England, United Kingdom - 09 Sep 1898

Philip Doddridge Jun 1702 London, England - 26 Oct 1751

William Draper 19 Dec 1855 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 09 Aug 1933

George Duffield 12 Sep 1818 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Jul 1888

E

Matilda Edwards 04 Mar 1836 - 04 Jan 1919

John Ellerton 16 Dec 1826 Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 15 Jun 1893

Charlotte Elliott 18 Mar 1789 Brighton, Sussex, England - 22 Sep 1871

F

Frederick Faber 28 Jun 1814 Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 26 Sep 1863

Eleanor Farjeon 13 Feb 1881 London, England, United Kingdom - 05 Jun 1965

Sarah (Flower) Adams 22 Feb 1805 Old Harlow, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 14 Aug 1848

Samuel Francis 19 Nov 1834 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Dec 1925

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Caroline Graveson 1874 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom - 1958

H

Arabella Hankey 12 Jan 1834 London, England - 09 May 1911

Joseph Hart 1712 London - 24 May 1768

Frances Havergal 14 Dec 1836 Astley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Jun 1879

William Havergal 18 Jan 1793 Chipping Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England - 19 Apr 1870

H cont.

Reginald Heber 21 Apr 1783 Malpas, Cheshire, England - 03 Apr 1826

Heinrich Held 21 Jul 1620 Guhrau, Silesia - abt 1659

Stuart Hine 25 Jul 1899 Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom - 14 Mar 1989

Oliver Holmes 29 Aug 1809 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Oct 1894

John Hopkins 28 Oct 1820 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Aug 1891

Cecil (Humphreys) Alexander Apr 1818 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 12 Oct 1895

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Bernhardt Ingemann 28 May 1789 Torkilstrup Sogn, Maribo, Denmark - 24 Feb 1862

Henry Ironside 14 Oct 1876 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 15 Jan 1951

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John Keble 25 Apr 1792 Fairford, Gloucestershire, England - 29 Mar 1866

Thomas Ken Jul 1637 Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England - 19 Mar 1711

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Lesbia (Locket) Scott 11 Aug 1898 Willesden, London, England, United Kingdom - 09 Nov 1986

Robert Lowry 12 Mar 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Nov 1899

Martin (Luder) Luther 10 Nov 1483 Eisleben, Grafschaft Mansfeld, Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 18 Feb 1546

Jane (Lundie) Bonar 01 Dec 1821 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland - 03 Dec 1884

Henry Lyte 01 Jun 1793 Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland - 20 Nov 1847

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George Matheson 27 Mar 1842 Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 28 Aug 1906

Samuel Medley 23 Jun 1738 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England - 17 Jul 1799

Henry Milman 10 Feb 1791 London, England - 24 Sep 1868

John Milton 09 Dec 1608 Cheapside, London, England - 08 Nov 1674

Josef Mohr 11 Dec 1792 Salzburg, Österreich - 04 Dec 1848

William Monk 16 Mar 1823 London, England, United Kingdom - 01 Mar 1889

John Monsell 02 Mar 1811 County Londonderry, Ireland - 09 Apr 1875

James Montgomery 04 Nov 1771 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland - 30 Apr 1854

Edward Mote 21 Jan 1797 London, England - 13 Nov 1874

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John Mason Neale 24 Jan 1818 London, England, United Kingdom - 06 Aug 1866

John Newman 21 Feb 1801 London, England - 11 Aug 1890

John Newton 24 Jul 1725 Wapping, London, England - 21 Dec 1807

Caroline Noel 10 Apr 1817 Teston, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 07 Dec 1877

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Lydia (Odell) Baxter 02 Sep 1809 Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 22 Jun 1874

William Ogden 10 Oct 1841 Franklin, Ohio, United States - abt 14 Oct 1897

James Orr 15 Jan 1912 Belfast, Ireland - 22 Apr 1987

Priscilla Owens 21 Jul 1829 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 05 Dec 1907

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Clara (Parker) Rounsefell 01 Mar 1861 Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 18 Sep 1930

P cont.

Mary (Pepper) Kidder 16 Mar 1820 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Nov 1905

Edward Perronet 02 Aug 1721 Sundridge, Kent, England - 02 Jan 1792

Henry Purcell abt Apr 1739 Brentwood, Essex, England - 24 Mar 1802

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Jeremiah Rankin 02 Jan 1828 Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 28 Nov 1904

Harriet (Rice) Jones 18 Apr 1823 Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1915

Christina Rossetti 05 Dec 1830 London, England - 29 Dec 1894

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Ira Sankey 28 Aug 1840 Edinburg, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States of America - 13 Aug 1908

Elizabeth (Scott) Smith 1708 Norwich, Norfolk, England - 13 Jun 1776

Joseph Scriven 1819 Banbridge, County Down, Ireland - 10 Aug 1886

Peter Seeger 03 May 1919 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2014

Joseph Seiss 18 Mar 1823 Graceham, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 20 Jun 1904

George Shea 01 Feb 1909 Winchester, Ontario, Canada - 16 Apr 2013

Annie (Sherwood) Hawks 28 May 1836 Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 03 Jan 1918

George Smyttan 1822 Bombay, India - 21 Feb 1870

Tunis Snook 21 Dec 1858 Kingston, Frontenac, Canada West - 06 Nov 1931

William Sonners 19 Feb 1920 Tasmania, Australia - 10 Dec 1996

Horatio Spafford 20 Oct 1828 Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America - 16 Oct 1888

Melancthon Stryker 07 Jan 1851 Vernon, Oneida County, New York, United States - 06 Dec 1929

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Augustus Toplady 04 Nov 1740 Farnham, Surrey, England - 11 Aug 1778

Stuart Townend 1960s

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Henry van Dyke 10 Nov 1852 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Apr 1933

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Julia (Ward) Howe 27 May 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Oct 1910

Isaac Watts 17 Jul 1674 Southampton, Hampshire, England - 25 Nov 1748

Charles Wesley 18 Dec 1707 Epworth, Lincolnshire, England - 29 Mar 1788

Dewey Westra 17 May 1899 Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States - 15 Oct 1979

Bliss Wiant 01 Feb 1895 Dialton, Clark County, Ohio, United States - 01 Nov 1975

Merle (Widdicombe) Watkins 1930s - 2020s

Richard Willis 10 Feb 1819 Boston, Massachusetts, United States - 05 May 1900

Catherine Winkworth 13 Sep 1827 London, England, United Kingdom - 01 Jul 1878

Edna Worrell 20 Apr 1873 Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Nov 1961

Z

Eleonore (zu Stolberg-Wernigerode) Reuß zu Köstritz 20 Feb 1835 Gedern, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutscher Bund - 18 Sep 1903

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