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Patrick Appleford

1925 - 2018 Person Name: Patrick Appleford, b.1924 Author of "Father all-loving" in The Book of Praise

1827 - 1902 Person Name: G. Blunt Author of "Here, Lord, we offer Thee all that is fairest" in The Church and School Hymnal Blunt, Abel Gerald Wilson, M.A., some time Travelling Fellow of Cambridge University, was born in 1827, and graduated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, B.A., 1850; M.A., 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1851, he was from 1856 to 1860 Incumbent of Crew Green, Cheshire. In 1860 he was preferred to the Rectory of St. Luke's, Chelsea. Mr. Blunt's hymns, written for festival occasions at St. Luke's, are:— 1. Evening comes, may we, 0 Lord. Evening. 2. From meadows bright with blossom. Flower Services. This is dated June, 1882. 3. Here, Lord, we offer Thee all that is fairest. Flower Services. This is the best known and most popular of Mr. Blunt's hymns. From its composition in 1879, when it was first sung at the Flower Service at St. Luke's, it has attracted attention until it is deemed essential to the completeness of most collections of importance. 4. Here, on this our festal day. St. Luke. Written in 1882 for St. Luke's, Chelsea. All these hymns are printed in a small Supplement in use at St. Luke's. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Johann Heinrich Rheinhardt

Person Name: J. H. Rheinhardt Composer of "WAS LEBET" in The Book of Praise

José Joaquín de Mora

1783 - 1864 Person Name: José Joaquín de Mora, 1783-1864 Author of "¡Oh Dios, Padre Mío!" in Cántico Nuevo

Robert Hawkey Moreton

1844 - 1917 Person Name: Robert Hawkey Moreton (1844-1917) Translator of "Ó vós que passais pela cruz do Calvário" in Mil Vozes para Celebrar Robert Hawkey Moreton was born in Argentina (1844-1917) and was instrumental in the founding of the Methodist Church (Mirante Chapel) in Oporto, Portugal.