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Rody C. Hyun

Hymnal Number: 131 Transcriber of "[When the white ship sails over the billows]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

F. W. Seiler

Hymnal Number: 98 Composer of "[I am thinking day by day]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

1787 - 1870 Hymnal Number: 117 Author of "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 Willard, Emma C. [née Hart]. A teacher and educational writer, born at Berlin, Connecticut, 1787; resided in 1838 and sometime after at Hartford, and for many years conducted a well-known school at Troy, New York. She died at Troy, 1870. Her hymn Rocked in the cradle of the deep (Sailor's Hymn), is sometimes said to have been published in 1830. It is found in Beecher's Plymouth Collection, 1855, No. 1285. Its earlier appearance has not been verified. It is a successful sailor's hymn. It is included in several modern collections. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. P. Knight

1812 - 1887 Person Name: Joseph P. Knight Hymnal Number: 117 Composer of "[Rock'd in the cradle of the deep]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 Joseph Philip Knight, 1812-1887 Born: July 26, 1812, Bradford-on-Avon, England. Died: June 1, 1887, Great Yarmouth, Lincolnshire, England. Pseudonym: Philip Mortimer. Knight studied under J. Corfe, the organist at Bristol Cathedral, and began composing around age 20. In 1839, he visited America, and for a year taught music in the school in Vermont run by Emma Willard. It was then that he wrote the music for "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" while there. Some years later, he was ordained by the Bishop of Exeter and became Vicar of St. Agnes, Scilly Isles. --www.hymntime.com/tch

H. A. Henry

1856 - 1932 Hymnal Number: 15 Composer of "[There is comfort in the thought]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 See also Gabriel, Chas H., 1856-1932

Melville W. Miller

Person Name: Melville W. Mille Hymnal Number: 77 Author of "I Do, Don't You?" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

Grady C. Morris

Hymnal Number: 74 Author of "Why Not Accept Him Now?" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

George W. Birdseye

1844 - 1919 Person Name: Geo. Birdseye Hymnal Number: 54 Author of "Raise Me, Jesus, to Thy Bosom" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

Harry L. Brooks

Person Name: H. L. Brooks Hymnal Number: 166 Composer of "[There's a beautiful city that lies far away]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2

Gerald E. Bonney

1896 - 1957 Person Name: George E. Bonney Hymnal Number: 92 Author of "Love Divine" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 Gerald E. Bonny was an evangelist, minister of the Gospel, hymnwriter. Bonney published a book called "Sacred Songs" in 1931 of original hymns and songs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001043802.html

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