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George Keith

1638 - 1716 Hymnal Number: d79 Author of "How firm a foundation, ye [you] saints of the Lord" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories George Keith, according to D. Sedgwick, was the author of "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord." Little is known about Keith, save that he was a publisher, a son-in-law of Dr. Gill, and the composer of several hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.

Dora Greenwell

1821 - 1882 Hymnal Number: d82 Author of "I am not skilled to understand" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Greenwell, Dorothy, commonly known as "Dora Greenwell," was born at Greenwell Ford, Durham, in 1821; resided at Ovingham Rectory, Northumberland (1848); Golborne Rectory, Lancashire; Durham (1854), and Clifton, near Bristol, where she died in 1882. Her works include Poems, 1848; The Patience of Hope, 1861; The Life of Lacordaire; A Present Heaven; Two Friends; Songs of Salvation, 1874, &c. Her Life, by W. Dorling, was published in 1885. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

Eleanor Hull

1860 - 1935 Person Name: Eleanor H. Hull Hymnal Number: d22 Author of "Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories

Katherine A. Grimes

1877 - 1967 Hymnal Number: d224 Author of "Teach me thy will, O Lord, teach me thy will" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Born: April 26, 1877, Argentine, Michigan. Died: September 3, 1967, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Grimes was the first child of Stephen and Ada Potter Atherton, and had seven brothers. In 1900, she married broom maker Elliot Grant Grimes in Vernon, Michigan. She had a stepdaughter, Corabelle Grimes Shorden, one son, Leon Elliot Grimes, and an adopted daughter, Mary Patricia Green Jacobs. She became a writer at an early age, and worked as an editor for the Southern Agriculturist magazine in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to writing, she was an accomplished pianist and a music teacher. In 1920, she and her son Leon worked for Dr. William Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institute, exploring the Anasazi Indian ruins at Mesa Verde, Colorado. In later years, she formed her own business, "Writer’s Aid," whereby she took a writers’ manuscripts and corrected and prepared them for submission for publication. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Aaron R. Wolfe

1821 - 1902 Hymnal Number: d41 Author of "Yea, justified, O blessed thought" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Wolfe, Aaron Robarts, was born at Mendham, New Jersey, Sep. 6, 1821, and educated at Williams College, 1844; and the Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1851. On April 9, 1851, he was licensed by the Third Presbytery of New York. For some lime he had charge of a school for young ladies at Tallahassee, Florida; and in 1859 he established "The Hillside Seminary for Young Ladies" at Montclair, New Jersey. In 1858 he contributed 7 hymns under the signature "A. R. W." to Hastings's Church Melodies. These are:— 1. A Parting hymn we sing. Close of Holy Communion. 2. Complete in Thee, no work of mine. Complete in Christ. Published in the N. Y. Evangelist, 1850 or 51. 3. Draw near, O Holy Dove, draw near. Holy Communion. 4. How blest indeed are they. In the Likeness of Christ. 5. My God, I thank Thee for the guide. Conscience. 6. Mysterious influence divine. The Cross of Christ. 7. Thou Maker of our mortal frame. Chief end of Man. The most popular of these hymns are Nos. 1, 2, and 3. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William Hiram Foulkes

1877 - 1961 Person Name: William H. Foulkes Hymnal Number: d221 Author of "Take thou our minds, dear Lord" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Born: June 26, 1877, Quincy, Michigan. Died: December 9, 1961, Smithtown, New York. Buried: Smithtown, New York. Foulkes graduated from the College of Emporia, Kansas, in 1897 and went on to the McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois; he received the Bernadine Orme Smith Fellowship, and studied for a year at New College in Edinburgh, Scotland. He later pastored at Presbyterian churches in Elmira, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; New York City; Cleveland, Ohio; and Newark, New Jersey. He served as General Secretary of the Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustentation (1913-18), as chairman of the New Era Movement, on the General Council of the Presbyterian Church, and as moderator of the General Assembly (1937). Lyrics: Gird Us, O God, with Humble Might Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord --www.hymntime.com/tch/

R. Birch Hoyle

1875 - 1939 Person Name: Richard Birch Hoyle Hymnal Number: d243 Author of "Thine be [is] the glory, risen, conquering Son" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Born: March 8, 1875, Cloughfold, Lancashire, England. Died: December 14, 1939, Wimbledon, Surrey, England. Hoyle attended Regent’s Park College in London, then pastored in Sudbury, Aberdeen, and London (1900-17), and in Belvedere, Kent (1923-26). He edited the YMCA’s Red Triangle magazine, and was professor of theology at Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1934-36). He later returned to England, pastoring at the Baptist church in Kingston-on-Thames. Some of his work appears in the World Student Christian Federation hymnal Cantate Domino (1925). Translations: Holy God, Thy Name We Bless My Savior and My Lord Thine Is the Glory What Joy, to Think of That Vast Host --www.hymntime.com/tch

Robert Murray

1832 - 1910 Hymnal Number: d141 Author of "Lord, thou lovest the cheerful giver" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Murray, Robert, Minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, born Dec. 25, 1832, is the author of "From ocean unto ocean" (National Hymn), and "Lord, Thou lov'st the cheerful giver" (Almsgiving), in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898. [Rev. James Bonar M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ====================== Murray, Robert. (Earltown, Nova Scotia, December 25, 1832--December 12, 1910, Halifax, N.S.). Presbyterian. Study at Halifax's Free Church College yielded him a licence to preach, but instead of seeking ordination he edited (1855-1910) his denomination's principal periodical in the Maritimes, Presbyterian Witness. In its pages, and from pulpits, he strongly supported controversial causes like temperance, Sunday observance, and the Confederation of 1867 (which in Halifax was greeting with a day of public mourning). These interests are reflected in his four hymns included in Canadian Presbyterians' first Hymnal (1880)--though, as the sole native-born contributor, he attached to them only the initial "M." to avoid giving the impression of claiming equality with poets of the homeland. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

Nathaniel Carlson

1879 - 1957 Hymnal Number: d144 Author of "He the pearly gates will open" in Crusader Hymns and Hymn Stories Born: April 17, 1879, Gothenburg, Sweden. Died: August 2, 1957, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carlson was educated at the Free Church Bible School, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwest Bible College, Storm Lake, Iowa. He served as a pastor in the Evangelical Free Church, and edited the Chicagobladet. The author of many original hymns and translations, his works include: Songs of Trust and Triumph (three editions, 1929-32) --www.hymntime.com/tch/bio