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Margaret Mackay

1802 - 1887 Hymnal Number: d15 Author of "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Mackay, Margaret, was born in 1802, and the only daughter of Captain Robert Mackay, of Hedgefield, Inverness. She was married in 1820 to Major William Mackay, of the 68th Light Infantry (afterwards Lt. Colonel) a distinguished officer who died in 1845. Mrs. Mackay died at Cheltenham, Jan. 5, 1887. In addition to various prose works Mrs. Mackay published Thoughts Redeemed; or Lays of Leisure Hours, 1854, which contained 72 original hymns and poems. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Margaret Mackay

Rupert Cravens

1911 - 1983 Hymnal Number: d212 Author of "The joy of heaven is swelling in my soul" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Born: Ju­ly 2, 1911. Died: De­cem­ber 24, 1983, Law­rence Coun­ty, Ten­nes­see. Buried: Mi­mo­sa Cem­e­te­ry, Law­rence­burg, Ten­nes­see. Lyrics-- As We Daily Tra­vel On Be Near Me, Dear Sav­ior, and Guide Brighter, Bliss­ful Day Is Just Ahead, A By Faith We Look Be­yond This Vale Christ Is Com­ing Back from Glo­ry Cross I’ll Bear for Je­sus, The Dear Sinner, Your Life Is No More Than a Breeze Deep in My Heart Is a Calm So Di­vine Each Day My Heart Is Filled with Praise Every Day Let Me Live Close to Je­sus Far Away from God and Home Far Beyond the Sta­rry Sky Is a Home Father in Hea­ven So Loved a Lost World, The From the Broad Way of Sin Get Ready for the By and By Great the Debt of Love I Owe Happy on the Way to Hea­ven’s Glory He Is Clos­er Than a Bro­ther © 1968 Heaven Smiles upon My Path­way Hold My Hand O Bless­ed Savior Homes Are Brok­en, Hearts Are Sad I Am Go­ing to a City I Am Kept Each Day in the Ho­ly Way I Am On My Way to a Bet­ter Home I Am Saved by the Blood I Have Found a Heal­ing Fount­ain I Was Bend­ing with a Hea­vy Bur­den I’m a Pil­grim in This World I’m Bound for Hea­ven, That Ci­ty Above I’m Sing­ing Today I’m So Glad I Found the Sav­ior In God’s Gar­den There’s No Room In the Beau­ty of Ho­li­ness the Lord In the B­ible We are Told I’ve Tra­veled Here for Je­sus Jesus Calls for Hum­ble Ser­vants Jesus’ Love, Won­drous Love Jesus, Our Lord, Is Great and Strong Jesus Su­ffered Cru­el Death Jesus, Thou art Life to Me Jesus Walks Be­side Me On Life’s Way Joy of Hea­ven Is Swell­ing in My Soul, The Let Me Live Close to Thee © 1968 Lift up Your Eyes and Never Fal­ter Lift Your Eyes and Look Above Living for Je­sus I Have Look away to Hea­ven Look to the Cross Love of God, All Love Ex­cel­ling Love of God Has Changed My Life, The My View of Hea­ven’s Grow­ing Bright­er No Strang­er Am I to God’s Mer­cy and Love O Christian, Be Brave and with Faith Press Along O I Love to read the Bi­ble Everyday O Savior Dear to Thee O Take Cour­age Weary Heart O What Joy Abides Often I Am Worn and Wea­ry Often I Think of That Sweet Home Often Times My Heart Grows Lone­ly Often We Read the Bi­ble We Love Oh, Won­der­ful Morn­ing! © 1967 On the Rest­less Sea of Life Open to the House of Da­vid Peace That Pass­eth Un­der­stand­ing Praise the Lord, All Ye Peo­ple Praise Savior, Lead Me Lest I Wan­der Sing a Song of Glo­ry So Oft I’ve Heard of a City of Light So Often in Fond­est Dreams I Stroll Story of the Cross, The © 1968 There Is a City of Beau­ty Untold There Is a Gar­den Where Oft­en I Meet There Will Be Joy for All There Will Come a Day of Glad­ness By and By There Will Dawn a Hap­py Morn­ing There’ll Be a Hap­py Time To­mo­rrow There’s a Crown of Life Await­ing the Faith­ful There’s a Friend Who’s Dear­er There’s a Hap­py Home Await­ing Me There’s a Hap­py Land of Beau­ty Trusting in the Love of Je­sus Walking in the Way of Won­der­ful Love Walking in the Way We Have Oft­en Been Told of a Ci­ty We’re a Hap­py Band of Sing­ers What Joy Be­yond Ex­pres­sion When My Heart Is Sore, and by Tri­als When Our Jour­ney of Life Is End­ed When the Gates of Glo­ry Open When We Stood in Sin Con­demned Where Look­est Thou, O Weary With Faith in the Lord I Hold With God’s Love My Heart Is Over­flow­ing --hymntime.com/tch/bio/
Rupert Cravens

Jefferson Hascall

1807 - 1887 Hymnal Number: d144 Author of "O come, angel band" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Rv Jefferson Hascall USA 1807-1887. Born in Thompson, CT, he studied at Wilbraham Academy was ordained into the Methodist Church in 1829. He later became a minister and presiding elder over the Worcester Conference. He twice represented New England in the church's General Conference. He was considered an eloquent and powerful speaker and was considered responsible for the conversion over 150 people. Notice of his preaching engagements would fill the seats. He lived in Shrewsbury, MA, about 20 years and was also a public-spirited citizen and was universally respected. He favored education and the suppression of slavery. He married Julia Catherine Griswold in 1832, and after her death in 1842, Lavina Livermore in 1843, and they had seven children: Stephen, Julia, Martha, Henry, Emily, Wilbur, and Lee. He died at Medford, CT. John Perry
Jefferson Hascall

Eleanor Allen Schroll

1878 - 1966 Hymnal Number: d224 Author of "The beautiful garden of prayer" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Born: 1878, New­port, Ken­tucky. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 8, 1966, Day­to­na Beach, Flor­i­da. Buried: South­gate, Ken­tucky. Lyrics-- Beautiful Gar­den of Pray­er, The He Lives --www.hymntime.com/bio
Eleanor Allen Schroll

C. S. Grogan

1913 - 2013 Hymnal Number: d253 Author of "I need no mansion here below" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Grogan, Carlis Saunders. (Eden, North Carolina, June 2, 1913--?). Church of God. Graduate of Lee College. Served for many years as chairman of the Music Selection Committee for Tennessee Music and Printing. Pastorates include: Rocky Mount, N.C.; Princeton, N.C.; Morgantown, N.C. Most popular songs include "Like a mighty army," "Tell me more about Jesus," and "I need no mansion." --Bob J. Neil, DNAH Archives
C. S. Grogan

Will M. Ramsey

1872 - 1939 Person Name: William M. Ramsey Hymnal Number: d149 Author of "Some glad day" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 William Morgan Ramsey Born: Au­gust 24, 1872, Bel­ton, Tex­as. Died: March 12, 1939, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Buried: Rose­lawn Ce­me­te­ry, Lit­tle Rock, Ar­kan­sas. Will was the son of Charles Crump Ram­sey and Mar­tha Ann Fran­ces Burns. He mar­ried twice, to Vir­gie Ce­lem­ma Stat­ton and Will­ie Man­na­sas Law­ing. Ramsey moved with his fa­mi­ly to north­west Ar­kan­sas as a child. He stu­died mu­sic in Nor­mal schools un­der Eph­ra­im Hil­de­brand, Ste­phen Os­lin, and Ben­ja­min Un­seld. He be­gan teach­ing shape notes and sing­ing while still a teen­ag­er, and be­came well known in sing­ing schools through­out the Am­er­i­can South. He went on to be­come pre­si­dent and own­er of the Cen­tral Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Lit­tle Rock. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
Will M. Ramsey

Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

1873 - 1957 Person Name: A. S. Bridgewater Hymnal Number: d246 Author of "How beautiful heaven must be" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Bridgewater, Cordie. (North Carolina, ca.1873-ca.1957). Baptist. According to J. Wiegand, was living in Alabama (age 36) at the time of the 1910 census. Wife of A. Samuel Bridgewater. Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives
Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater

J. E. Thomas

1860 - 1946 Person Name: J. Edmond Thomas Hymnal Number: d102 Author of "Hallelujah, we shall rise" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 J. Edmond Thomas Born: De­cem­ber 6, 1860, Cal­houn Coun­ty, Ar­kan­sas. Died: Ap­ril 30, 1946, Fort Worth, Tex­as. Buried: Green­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Fort Worth, Texas. Note: Some sourc­es give his first name as John; his tomb­stone says James. Thomas was the hus­band of Court­ney Lee Wig­ley and Pearl Hat­chett (mar­ried 1923) In 1874, his fa­mi­ly moved from their farm in Tex­as to Ar­kan­sas. His fa­ther died lat­er that year. As the old­est son, he had his hands full sup­port­ing the fa­mi­ly, but he ma­naged to be­gin at­tend­ing a vo­cal school at age 17, un­der Pro­fes­sor T. A. Bridg­es. He lat­er stu­died un­der Ho­ra­tio Pal­mer and George A. Good­rich. He be­gan a full time mu­sic ca­reer in 1890, and with Frank­lin Ei­land and John M. Greer, and helped found the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Wa­co, Tex­as, in 1892. He went on to es­tab­lish the Quar­tet Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in Fort Worth, Tex­as. A teach­er, com­pos­er, mu­sic com­pil­er, and pub­lish­er for ov­er 44 years. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
J. E. Thomas

Charles E. Moody

Hymnal Number: d124 Author of "Kneel at the cross, leave every care" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2
Charles E. Moody

J. W. Acuff

1864 - 1937 Person Name: James Warren Acuff Hymnal Number: d106 Author of "Just over in the gloryland" in New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 Born: January 4, 1864, Freestone County, Texas. Died: August 1, 1937, Georgetown, Texas. Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas. James was a well known singer and song writer among the Churches of Christ in Texas. He wrote several popular Gospel songs, often led the singing for protracted meetings, and helped compile hymnals for the Firm Foundation Company of Austin. His career as a singer and song writer spanned nearly 50 years. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/a/c/u/acuff_jw.htm
J. W. Acuff

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