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James H. Burke

1858 - 1901 Person Name: J. H. Burke Hymnal Number: 94 Composer of "[Brother, at the threshold standing]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 James H Burke, 1855-1901, Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1873. In Chicago, he attended the Moody Church and became a member. He taught Sunday school and started singing groups at the YMCA. He engaged in evangelistic work with D. L. Moody, Daniel Whittle, and others, going to Scotland and Britain for crusade work there for a year and a half. He was also music minister at the New York Gospel Tacernacle for a year in 1891. He traveled with Scottish evangelist, John McNeill for or year or so as well. John Perry

J. Denham Smith

1817 - 1889 Hymnal Number: 158 Author of "Jesus Christ is Passing by" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Smith, Joseph Denham, was born at Romsey, Hants, circa 1816. After studying for some time in the Dublin Theological Institute, he entered the Congregational Ministry in 1840. In 1849 he became Pastor of the Congregational Church at Kingstown, near Dublin, and in 1863 began a series of services at Merrion Hall, Dublin, and subsequently at other places. His Evangelistic work in England and Ireland is well known. In connection therewith he has published a large number of tracts, pamphlets, and small books. One of these, Times of Refreshing illustrated in the Present Revival of Religion, 1860, included several of his hymns which were sung during that time at his special services at Kingstown. He also published Seven Hymns for the Present Time, circa 1870-6; and The New Times of Refreshing. Hymns for General and Special Use. Compiled by J. Denham Smith. London: J. E. Hawkins, n.d. In this collection his signed hymns are 36 in all, and deal with the subjects usually associated with what are known as "Gospel Hymns." There are several also in The Enlarged London Hymn Book, 1873. His hymn "Just as Thou art—how wondrous fair" (1860) is in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866, and "Yes, we part, but not for ever "(Parting), in several minor collections. Mr. Smith's hymns have not been incorporated into the leading hymnals of Great Britain or America. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

A. Cleveland Coxe

1818 - 1896 Hymnal Number: 12 Author of "In the Silent Midnight" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Coxe, Arthur Cleveland, D.D. LL.D. One of the most distinguished of American prelates, and son of an eminent Presbyterian minister, the Rev. Samuel H. Cox, D.D., was born at Mendham, New Jersey, May 10,1818. Graduating at the University of New York in 1838, and taking Holy Orders in 1841, he became Rector of St. John's, Hartford, Connecticut, in the following year. In 1851 he visited England, and on his return was elected Rector of Grace Church, Baltimore, 1854, and Calvary, New York, 1863. His consecration as Bishop of the Western Diocese of New York took place in 1865. His residence is at Buffalo. Bishop Coxe is the author of numerous works. His poetical works were mostly written in early life, and include Advent, 1837; Athanasion, &c, 1842; Christian Ballads, 1840 (Preface to the English edition, April, 1848); Hallowe'en and Other Poems, 1844; Saul, a Mystery, 1845, &c. Some of Bishop Coxe's hymns are found in the collections of every religious body in America, except the official collections of his own. This is accounted for by his too scrupulous modesty. As a member of the Hymnal Committee, in 1869-71, he refused to permit the insertion of his own lyrics. As he has not preserved memoranda, and has no precise recollection of dates, several dates here given are somewhat uncertain. 1. Behold an Israelite indeed. St. Bartholomew. First appeared in "Poems," published with his Christian Ballads, 1840, and found in an altered form in the People's H. and the Hymnary. 2. Body of Jesus, 0 sweet Food. Holy Communion. Written at St. James's College, Maryland (since broken up by the Civil War), Ascension Day, 1858. It was first printed for private use, and then published in the Cantate Domino, Boston, 1859, No. 53, and again in other American collections. It is also in Schaff’s Christ in Song, 1869, and in The Churchman's Altar Manual, 2nd ed., 1883. 3. Breath of the Lord, 0 Spirit blest.Whitsuntide. Bishop Coxe considers this more worthy of being called a hymn than anything else from his pen. It was written long before it appeared in the New York Independent, Whitsuntide, 1878. It is in the Schaff-Gilman Library of Religious Poetry, 1881, and Brooke's Churchman's Manual of Private and Family Devotion, 1883. 4. Christ is arisen. Easter. This is suggested by, and partly translated from, the famous Easter Chorus in Goethe's Faust, "Christ ist erstanden" (see Goethe), and appeared in Hallowe'en, 1844. 5. He who for Christ hath left behind. St. Matthew. From his Christian Ballads, &c, 1840. 6. In the silent midnight watches. Christ knocking. From his Athanasion, &c, 1842; an impressive moral poem rather than a hymn on Christ knocking at the door, extensively used in America, and sometimes in England. Original text, Schaff's Christ in Song, 1869. 7. Lord, when Thou didst come from heaven. A hymn for Epiphany, on behalf of Western Missions, appeared among the "Lays "appended to Hallowe'en, 1844, and again in later editions of the Christian Ballad. It is sometimes abbreviated, as in Lyra Sac. Amer., " Westward, Lord, the world alluring." 8. Now pray we for our country. National Hymn. A stanza from Chronicles, or meditations on events in the history of England, called up by visiting her abbeys and cathedrals, and appeared in Christian Ballads, 1840. Originally it began, "Now pray we for our mother," and, with the succeeding stanza, was a call upon Americans to pray for their mother country. It is adopted by Dr. Martineau in his Hys., 1873. 9. 0 walk with God, and thou shalt find. Holiness. Appeared in his Hallowe’en, &c, 1844, and is found in Lyra Sac. Amer. 10. 0 where are kings and empires now! Church of God. The 6th stanza of his ballad "Chelsea," which appeared in the Churchman, 1839, and again in his Christian Ballads, 1840. 11. Saviour, sprinkle many nations. Missions. “Begun on Good Friday, 1850, and completed 1851, in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford." 1st published. in Verses for 1851, in Commemoration of the third Jubilee of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, edited by the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, 1851. It was subsequently appended to the English edition of his Christian Ballads. It is regarded as Bishop Coxe's best piece, and to many minds it is the loveliest of missionary hymns. Its use in England is very extensive. It is not found in the American Episcopal hymnal for the reason given above. 12. Still as our day our strength shall be. Temptation. Appeared in his Hallowe'en, &c, 1844, and Lyra Sac. Amer. 13. Soldier, to the contest pressing. Christian Conflict. From his Hallowe'en, &c, 1844, and Lyra Sac. Amer. It was written in 1834. 14. There is a land like Eden fair. From Hallowe'en, &c, into a few collections. 15. We are living, we are dwelling. Christian Soldiers. An impressive moral poem rather than a hymn, but extensively used. It appeared in his Athanasion, &c, 1840, and Lyra &xc. 16. Who is this, with garments gory. Passiontide. From his “Lays" appended to Hallowe'en, 1844, and again in his Christian Ballads. It is found in the Child's Christian Year, 4th ed. N.D., the People's Hymns, and other collections. It is in 4 stanza of 8 1. The last stanza is sometimes given as a separate hymn:—"Hail, all hail, Thou Lord of Glory." 17. When o'er Judea's vales and hills. Written cir. 1840, and published in his Hallowe'en, &c, 1844, and again, with the author's final corrections, made in 1869, in Schaff's Christ in Song (1870 ed. p. 112). Also in the English edition of his Christian Ballads. From this "Hymn to the Redeemer," two shorter hymns have been com¬piled : (1) " How beauteous were the marks divine." This is in almost universal American and occasional English use. (2) "O who like Thee, so calm, so bright," in the Hymnary, 1872. Bishop Coxe has also translated the Pange lingua gloriosi corporis (q. v.), and is the author of the beautiful Christmas Carol, "Carol, carol, Christians," given in his Christian Ballads, &c. [Rev. F. M. Bird] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. M'K Darwood

1835 - 1914 Person Name: Rev. W. M'K. Darwood Hymnal Number: 25 Author of "Calvary" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Rv William McKendree Darwood DD United Kingdom 1835-1914. Born at Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, he emigrated with his parents at age 13 to the U.S. and resided in IN, where he received education, often getting up at 4 a.m. to study. This resulted in him completing studies in about two years. Converted at 19, he eventually pastored at Methodist Episcopal churches in the Northwest IN Conference in 1869, From the Asbury Church, Terre Haute, IN, he moved to NY in 1880 to pastor St. Paul's Church, Peekskill, NY,, after which he went to Old Bedford St. Church, New York City and pastored there, He held other pastorates around the city, including the Washington Heights Church in Yonkers and the 18th Street Church. He received a DD degree from Baker University in1887. In 1904 he requested a transfer to Katonal, NY to pastor there. After several years he retired, having pastored for 21 years. During this time he held about 145 weeks of revival services, from which more than a 1000 souls were converted and added to the church. In his prime, he was in great demand to speak at camp meetings. He probably preached in more NYC churches than any other minister, having visited nearly all the Manhattan Island churches as well. He wrote several hymn lyrics. He died at Little River, CT. He left a wife and daughter, Antoinette. John Perry

Jessie E. Strout

Hymnal Number: 121 Author of "Jesus is Coming" in Crowning Glory No. 1

Eliza M. Sherman

Hymnal Number: 85 Author of "Christ is Born" in Crowning Glory No. 1

George D. Watson

1845 - 1924 Person Name: Rev. George D. Watson, D. D. Hymnal Number: 64 Author of "Jesus, My All!" in Crowning Glory No. 1

Emma Pitt

b. 1846 Person Name: Mrs. Emma Pitt Hymnal Number: 150 Author of "How can I live without Jesus" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Born: 1846, Maryland. Pitt was living in Baltimore, Maryland, by 1880, and through at least 1910. She may have died before 1920, as the daughter with whom she was living in 1910 was on her own and still single in 1920. --www.hymntime.com

Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth

Person Name: Mrs, E. C. Ellsworth Hymnal Number: 135 Author of "Hast Thou heard of Jesus?" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Late 19th Century

Mary C. Bishop Gates

1842 - 1905 Person Name: Mary E. Gates Hymnal Number: 30 Author of "Thy love to me, O Christ" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Gates, Mary Cornelia, née Bishop, daughter of William S. Bishop, of Rochester, N.Y., was married in 1873 to Merrill E. Gates, Secty. to the U. S. Indian Commissioners. Her hymns:— 1. Send Thou, 0 Lord, to every place [Missions], dated 1886; 2. Thy love to me, 0 Christ [Union with Christ, dated 1886, are included in Sursum Corda, 1898. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ============= Born: February 14, 1842, Rochester, New York. Died: December 17, 1905. Gates was a descendent of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island; daughter of William S. Bishop of Rochester, New York; and faculty member of Leroy Female Seminary. In 1873, she married Merrill E. Gates, Secretary to the U. S. Indian Commissioners and later president of Rutgers and Amherst Colleges. Mary belonged to the Woman’s Board for Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America (Dutch Reformed), and contributed to numerous periodicals, including The Independent, The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Intelligencer, and The Youth’s Companion. Her other works include: Hymns of Nature and Songs of the Spirit --www.hymntime.com/tch/