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Edward Osler

1798 - 1863 Author of "O God, unseen yet ever near" in The Hymnal Osler, Edward, was born at Falmouth in January, 1798, and was educated for the medical profession, first by Dr. Carvosso, at Falmouth, and then at Guy's Hospital, London. From 1819 to 1836 he was house surgeon at the Swansea Infirmary. He then removed to London, and devoted himself to literary pursuits. For some time he was associated with the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, both in London and at Bath. In 1841 he became the Editor of the Royal Cornwall Gazette, and took up his residence at Truro. He retained that appointment till his death, at Truro, March 7, 1863. For the Linnaean Society he wrote Burrowing and Boring Marine Animals. He also published Church and Bible; The Voyage: a Poem written at Sea, and in the West Indies, and Illustrated by papers on Natural History, 1830; The Life of Lord Exmouth, 1837, &c. His hymnological work is mainly connected with the Mitre Hymn Book. During 1835-36 he was associated with Prebendary W. J. Hall, the editor, in producing that collection, which was published in 1836 as Psalms and Hymns adapted to The Services of the Church of England. He resided in Mr. Hall's house during the time. From the "hall manuscript" we gather that he contributed 15 versions of the Psalms (5 being rewritten from others), and 50 hymns (a few rewritten). Most of these hymns and Psalm versions, together with others not in the Mitre Hymn Book, were afterwards given in the monthly numbers of his Church and King, from Nov. 1836 to Aug. 1837. The best known of these hymns are, “O God, unseen, yet ever near," and “Worship, honour, glory, blessing." Several of his hymns in common use are:— 1. Father, Whose love and truth fulfil. Holy Baptism. 2. Glory to God! with joyful adoration. Praise to the Father. 3. Great God, o'er earth and heaven supreme. Men the Stewards of God's Bounties. 4. Great God of hosts, our ears have heard. Ps. xliv. Based on the N. Version. 5. Great God, Whose awful mystery. Holy Trinity. 6. I hold the sacred book of God. Martyrs. 7. Jehovah hath spoken, the nations shall hear. Second Advent. 8. Lord, may the inward grace abound. Holy Baptism. 9. May we Thy precepts, Lord, fulfil. Love. 10. Mighty Saviour, gracious King. Advent. 11. 0 God, the help of all Thy Saints. Ps. x. 12. O Thou, the Lord and Life of those. Christ the Life of Men. 13. O Saviour, Who didst come. Easter. 14. Saviour, Whose love could stoop to death. Easter. 15. See, Lord, before Thy mercy seat. For Schools. 16. Set in a high and favoured place. Advent. 17. Wake frem the dead, new life begin. Lent. 18. With trembling awe we come. Lent. Several of these hymns are not in Osier's Church and King. We have ascribed them and others to him on the authority of the "hall MSS." It must be noted also that the text in the Church and King often differs from that in the Mitre. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Though not mentioned by Julian, perhaps his most enduring contribution to hymnody is the third stanza of "Praise the Lord! Ye Heavens, Adore Him", whose first two stanzas are of anonymous authorship. --Leland Bryant Ross (2019)

Thomas Turton

1780 - 1864 Person Name: Bishop Turton Composer of "[O God, unseen yet ever near]" in The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 Turton, Thomas; b. 25 Feb. 1780 Yorkshire, England; d. 7 Jan. 1864 London; clergyman and scholar

Charles Steggall

1826 - 1905 Person Name: Charles Steggall, Mus.D. (1826-) Composer of "Barnby's Hymnary, Tune 180" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes

James Turle

1802 - 1882 Composer of "ST. JOHN" in Luther League Hymnal TURLE, JAMES (1802–1882), organist and composer, son of James Turle, an amateur 'cello-player, was born at Taunton, Somerset, on 5 March 1802. From July 1810 to December 1813 he was a chorister at Wells Cathedral under Dodd Perkins, the organist. At the age of eleven he came to London, and was articled to John Jeremiah Goss, but he was largely self-taught. He had an excellent voice and frequently sang in public. John Goss [q. v.], his master's nephew, was his fellow student, and thus the future organists of St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey were pupils together. Turle was organist of Christ Church, Surrey (Blackfriars Road), 1819–1829, and of St. James's, Bermondsey, 1829–31. His connection with Westminster Abbey began in 1817, when he was only fifteen. He was at first pupil of and assistant to G. E. Williams, and subsequently deputy to Thomas Greatorex [q. v.], Williams's successor as organist of the abbey. On the death of Greatorex on 18 July 1831, Turle was appointed organist and master of the choristers, an office which he held for a period of fifty-one years. Turle played at several of the great musical festivals, e.g. Birmingham and Norwich, under Mendelssohn and Spohr, but all his interests were centred in Westminster Abbey. His playing at the Handel festival in 1834 attracted special attention. At his own request the dean and chapter relieved him of the active duties of his post on 26 Sept. 1875, when his service in D was sung, and Dr. (now Professor Sir John Frederick) Bridge, the present organist, became permanent deputy-organist. Turle continued to hold the titular appointment till his death, which took place at his house in the Cloisters on 28 June 1882. The dean offered a burial-place within the precincts of the abbey, but he was interred by his own express wish beside his wife in Norwood cemetery. A memorial window, in which are portraits of Turle and his wife, was placed in the north aisle of the abbey by one of his sons, and a memorial tablet has been affixed to the wall of the west cloister. Turle married, in 1823, Mary, daughter of Andrew Honey, of the exchequer office. She died in 1869, leaving nine children. Henry Frederic Turle [q. v.] was his fourth son. His younger brother Robert was for many years organist of Armagh Cathedral. Turle was an able organist of the old school, which treated the organ as essentially a legato instrument. He favoured full ‘rolling’ chords, which had a remarkable effect on the vast reverberating space of the abbey. He had a large hand, and his ‘peculiar grip’ of the instrument was a noticeable feature of his playing. His accompaniments were largely traditional of all that was best in his distinguished predecessors, and he greatly excelled in his extemporaneous introductions to the anthems. Like Goss, he possessed great facility in reading from a ‘figured bass.’ Of the many choristers who passed through his hands, one of the most distinguished is Mr. Edward Lloyd, the eminent tenor singer. His compositions include services, anthems, chants, and hymn-tunes. Several glees remain in manuscript. In conjunction with Professor Edward Taylor [q. v.] he edited ‘The People's Music Book’ (1844), and ‘Psalms and Hymns’ (S. P. C. K. 1862). His hymn-tunes were collected by his daughter, Miss S. A. Turle, and published in one volume (1885). One of these, ‘Westminster,’ formerly named ‘Birmingham,’ has become widely known, and is very characteristic of its composer. --en.wikisource.org/

Alexander C. Hopkins

1843 - 1900 Person Name: A. C. Hopkins Composer of "ASHLAND" in The Standard Church Hymnal Rv Alexander C Hopkins USA 1843-1900. He pastored a Christian Church in Louisville, KY. He married Mary Louise Broadhurst, and they had seven children: Charles, Clara, Cora, Robert, Louis, John, and Walter. He wrote music for a number of hymn lyrics, and collaborated with hymnwriter, Marshall Kurfees, on the hymn "How blest and how joyous." He died in Kokomo, IN. John Perry

M. C. Kurfees

1856 - 1931 Author of "O God, unseen, yet ever near" in The Standard Church Hymnal Rv Marshall Clement Kurfees 1856-1931. Born near Mocksville, NC, The son of Methodist parents, while young he labored on the family farm. He sought the Lord in his mid-teens and joined the Methodist church and read the New Testament, learning of the plan of salvation. He decided to become a minister. He worked his way through college and attended Transylvania College and the College of the Bible, graduating in 1881. He began preaching in 1882, and also began teaching in KY public schools. For awhile he taught school, preached, and attended college simultaneously. In 1887 he married Sallie E Eddy. They had no children. He also began evangelizing in KY, IL, and NC. In the process of evangelizing and baptizing hundreds of people he started a number of churches, often with great opposition. He debated with Quakers, Lutherans, Mormons, Episcopalians, Methodists, and Baptists, maintaining his high standards of Christian belief. He became an author. He pastored the Campbell Street Church of Christ, later Haldeman Avenue Church, in Louisville for 45 years. He became an editor of the “Gospel Advocate” from 1908-1924. He authored, “Instrumental music in the worship” (a work arguing against the use of mechanical instruments for corporate worship), many pamphlets, and several other books. He compiled “Questions answered by Lipscomb & Sewell”, which was published in 1921 after taking on the huge task of reading the writings of these brethren for 40+ years. He died at Louisville, KY. John Perry

John Day

1522 - 1584 Person Name: John Day (1522-1584) Composer of "ST. FLAVIAN" in Common Praise (1998)

Benjamin Cuzens

Composer of "COVENTRY" in Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes

Giles Farnaby

1563 - 1640 Person Name: Giles Farnaby (c.1560-16?) Harmonizer of "OLD 132ND" in The Oxford Hymn Book Born: Circa 1563, Truro, Cornwall. Died: November 1640, London, England. Buried: November 25, 1640. Farnaby earned his BMus degree from Oxford in 1592. He is afterward recorded as living near Lincoln, and by 1611, had moved to London. He composed several dozen pieces for the keyboard, psalter, and canzonets. --www.hymntime.com/tch/