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John Dracup

1723 - 1795 Person Name: Rev. John Dracup, -1795 Hymnal Number: 1184 Author of "Lord, now we part in Thy blest name" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Dracup, John, was born in 1723, but the place of birth and circumstances of early life not known. In 1755 he became pastor of the Independent Church at Steep Lane, Sowerby, near Halifax; but in 1772, having apparently changed his views on Baptism, left Steep Lane, and became a minister among the Baptists, first at Kodhill-end, near Todmorden, and then at Rochdale. In 1784, the members of the Independent Church at Steep Lane, having in the interval followed his example and become Baptists, invited him to re-settle among them. This he did, and continued their pastor until his death, May 28, 1795. In 1787, Mr. Dracup published a small volume of 63 hymns with the title, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, by John Dracup, Minister of the Gospel at Sowerby. Bolton, planted by R. Jackson. Two of these, beginning “Free Grace to every heaven-born soul," and "Thanks to Thy name, 0 Lord, that we," had previously appeared in Lady Huntingdon's Collection, undated ed. cir. 1772, and again in the revised edition of 1780. Both are in Denham's Selection (1837); the former is in Gadsby (1853) and in Stevens's Selection (1881), and the latter in Reed's Hymn Book, 1842, &c. A third hymn of Dracup's, very touching both in sentiment and language, is found in a small Baptist supplementary Selection. It begins, “Once I could say, ‘My God is mine.'" His other hymns have seldom had more than a local use. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

James Joyce

1781 - 1850 Person Name: Rev. James Joyce, 1754-1856 Hymnal Number: 1285 Author of "O why should Israel's sons, once blest" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Joyce, James, M.A., was born at Frome, Somersetshire, Nov. 2, 1781, and was for some years Vicar of Dorking, and died there Oct. 9, 1850. He published A Treatise on Love to God, &c, 1822, The Lays of Truth, a Poem, 1825; and Hymns with Notes, 1849. This last is a small work which he compiled for his parishioners. It is composed of passages of Holy Scripture, Meditations, and 20 Hymns. Of his hymns, the following are in common use:— 1. Disown'd of Heav'n, by man opprest. [On behalf of the Jews.] Tlds appeared in the Christian Observer, Nov., 1809, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines, headed, "Hymn applicable to the present condition of the Jews," and signed "J. J." The form in which it is known to modern collections is, "O why should Israel's sons, once bless'd." This appeared in Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody, 1833, and is widely used. The cento, "Lord, visit Thy forsaken race—vine," in use in America, is Bickersteth's (1833) somewhat altered. 2. High on the bending willows hung. [On behalf of the Jews.] This hymn was given in the December number of the Christian Observer, 1809, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, as "A second hymn applicable to the present condition of the Jews," and signed “J. J." 3. Israel bewails her freedom gone. [On behalf of the Jews.] This is his “Third Hymn applicable to the present condition of the Jews,” and was given in the Christian Observer, Dec. 1809, with No. 2. It is in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, and signed “J. J.” --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Rev. John East

1793 - 1856 Person Name: Bp. John East Hymnal Number: 1482 Author of "There is a fold whence none can stray" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" East, John, sometime Curate of St. Michael's, Bath, and Rector of Croscombe, Somerset, pub.:— (1) Psalmody for the Churches: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns arranged for Public Worship in the Churches and Chapels throughout the Rectory of Bath, &c, 1838. (2) The Sabbath Harp, a collection of Sacred Poetry, n.d.; and (3) My Saviour; or, Devotional Meditations in Prose and Verse, 3rd ed., 1836. The following hymns by this author have come into common use:— 1. Come unto Me, ye weary, come. Invitation and Response. In his Sabbath Harp, n.d., in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and signed "J. E." 2. Lord of the Soul and its light. The Light of Life. From the Sabbath Harp into a few American hymnals. 3. There is a fold whence none can stray. Heaven. In My Saviour, &c., 3rd ed.; 1836, Meditation, No. 44, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. 4. Where is my faith if I survey! Increase of Faith, desired. Sometimes ascribed to J. East, but not traced to his works. [William T. Brooke] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================= East, J. , p. 318, i. Son of William East of St. Martin's parish, Westminster, born in 1793; St. Edmund's Hall, Ox. 1811-1816; B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819. Rector of Croscombe, Somerset. 1828; Rector of St. Michael's, Bath, 1843. He died c. 1857. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John Buttress

Hymnal Number: 887 Author of "Hail, sacred truth, whose piercing rays" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs"

Caroline Fry

1787 - 1846 Person Name: Mrs. Caroline F. Wilson, 1787-1846 Hymnal Number: 536 Author of "For what shall I praise Thee, my God and my King" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Wilson, Mrs. Caroline (Fry),1787-1846, usage Caroline Fry Wilson, Caroline, née Fry, daughter of a farmer, was born at Tunbridge Wells, Dec. 31, 1787. In 1831 she was married to a Mr. Wilson, and died at Tunbridge Wells, Sept. 17, 1846. Her publications were somewhat numerous, and included a History of England in Verse, 1801; a Poetical Catechism, 1821; Serious Poetry, 1822; Death, and other Poems, 1823, &c. Her Autobiography, Letters, and Remains were published in 1843, and her Table of the Lord in 1859. Her best known hymns are:— 1. For what shall I praise Thee, My God and my King? Thanksgiving in Affliction. In common use in Great Britain and America. 2. Often the clouds of deepest woe. Affliction leading to Glory. From her Poetical Catechism, 1821, p. 25. In Kennedy, 1863, it begins "Full oft the clouds of deepest woe." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

George Robinson

Hymnal Number: 872 Author of "One sole baptismal sign" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Robinson, George, contributed five hymns to J. Leifchild's Original Hymns, 1842, from which "One sole baptismal sign" (Unity), and "When to the exiled seer were given" (New Jerusalem), are taken with alterations. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

P. H. Brown

1783 - 1861 Person Name: Mrs. Phoebe H. Brown, 1763-1861 Hymnal Number: 944 Author of "How sweet the melting lay" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Brown, Phoebe, née Hinsdale. A member of the Congregational body, born at Canaan, Columbia County, New York, May 1, 1783, she was left an orphan when two years old. At nine she fell into the hands of a relative who kept a county gaol. These, says her son, "were years of intense and cruel suffering. The tale of her early life which she has left her children is a narrative of such deprivations, cruel treatment, and toil, as it breaks my heart to read." Escaping from this bondage at 18, she was sought by kind people, and sent for three months to a common school at Claverack, N.Y., where she learned to write, and made profession of faith in Christ. In 1805 she was married to Timothy H. Brown, a painter, and subsequently lived at East Windsor and Ellington, Connecticut, Monison, Mass., and at Marshall, Henry County, Illinois. She died at the last-named place, Oct 10, 1861. Most of her hymns were written at Monison, Mass. Through a life of poverty and trial she was "a most devoted mother, wife, and Christian." Her son, the Rev. S. R. Brown, D.D. became the first American Missionary to Japan, and two of her grandchildren are now in the same mission. In addition to her hymns, two or more volumes of prose by her have been published. Her Autobiography and Poems were being prepared for publication, when the editor died, and they are yet to appear. Despite all her disadvantages, Mrs. Brown's talents and work are superior to those of any other early female hymnist of America. It is hoped that her manuscript may some day be competently examined, and selected portions from them be published. Four of her hymns appeared in Nettleton's Village Hymns, 1824, with the signature "B." 1. As once the Saviour took His seat. Penitence. 2. Go, messenger of love, and bear. Missions. 3. I love to steal awhile away. Retirement. 4. Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heaven. Young Converts. Of these No. 2 is a Missionary hymn, written in 1817, but first published in the Village Hymns, 1824; No. 3 was written in 1818, and few hymns have a more pathetic history. It is this:— Mrs. Brown was living at Ellington with "four little children, in a small unfinished house, a sick sister in the only finished room, and not a place above or below where I could retire for devotion." Not far off stood the finest house in the neighbourhood, with a large garden. To-wards this the poor woman used to bend her steps at dusk, loving, as she writes, “to smell the fragrance of fruits and flowers, though I could not see them," and commune with Nature and God. This she did, never dreaming that she was intruding, her habits watched, or her motives misconstrued, till one day the lady of the mansion turned rudely upon her with "Mrs. Brown, why do you come up at evening so near our house, and then go back without coming in? If you want anything, why don't you come in and ask for it?" Mrs. B. adds, "There was something in her manner more than her words, that grieved me. I went home, and that evening was left alone. After my children were all in bed, except my baby, I sat down in the kitchen with my child in my arms, when the grief of my heart burst forth in a flood of tears. I took pen and paper, and gave vent to my oppressed heart." The Poem then written is headed "An Apology for my Twilight Rambles, addressed to a Lady, Aug. 1818.” The original has nine stanzas, the second beginning “I love to steal awhile away.” Years after, when Nettleton was seeking original matter for his Village Hymns (1824), this piece was abridged and altered into the present familiar form, either by Mrs. Brown herself, her pastor (Mr. Hyde), or Nettleton. Its popularity was great from the first. In 1853 it was included in the Leeds Hymn Book, and thus became known to English collections. It is found in Lyra Sacra Americana, p. 29. In 1819 Mrs. Brown wrote two hymns which were strangely overlooked by Nettleton, and did not appear till 1831 in Hastings's Spiritual Songs. These are:— 5. How sweet the melting lay. Morning. 6. 0 Lord, Thy work revive. For a Revival. Both are found in Lyra Sacra Americana, pp. 28-30. No. 6 was altered by the author for Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857. This, according to Nason, is her authorized text. It is widely used in America, and is also found in a few English collections, including Reed's Hymn Book and the New Congregational Hymn Book, and sometimes is attributed in error to Hastings. 7. Great God, we would to Thee make known. This appeared in the Mother's Hymn Book, 1834. 8. We come, 0 Lord, before Thy throne. For Sailors. 9. Grant the abundance of the sea. For Sailors. Two hymns for sailors, which appeared in Linsley and Davis's Select Hymns, 1836. 10. Assembled at [round] Thine altar, Lord. Holy Communion. This also appeared in the Select Hymns, 1836, and was altered for Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857. It is a good hymn, and deserves wider adoption. 11. Jesus, this mid-day hour. Noon. "Written by special request for the Fulton Street [Noon] Prayer Meeting," about 1857. In addition to the foregoing there are four hymns by her in Parish Hymns (Phila.), 1843, to which they were contributed; and there may be many others in various collections which are uncredited. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Joseph Hoskins

1745 - 1788 Person Name: Rev. Joseph Hoskins, 1745-1788 Hymnal Number: 1037 Author of "In Thy great name, O Lord, we come" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Hoskins, Joseph, was born in 1745, but at what place is unknown. He was a Congregational Minister, who for ten years laboured with great success at Castle Green Chapel, Bristol, and died Sept. 28, 1788, aged 43. During the three years previous to his death ho had written 384 hymns, which in the year following, after correction and revision, were published by Messrs. Moody & Bottomley, Congregational Ministers. The book is entitled, Hymns on Select Texts of Scripture and Occasional Subjects (Bristol, 1789). From this work the following hymns are in common use:— 1. Alas! my [the] Lord my Life is gone. Spiritual darkness and death. 2. Great Light of life, Thou nature's Lord. God, the True Light. 3. In Thy great Name, 0 Lord, we come. Divine Worship. 4. 0 how the hearts of those revive. Joy in Salvation. 5. Prisoners of sin and Satan too. Hope. 6. Saviour of sinners, deign to shine. Christ's light desired. 7. The time is short, ere all that live. Shortness of Time. Hoskins's hymns are said to have been greatly esteemed by his friends and hearers, but they have little poetic merit. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology ====================== Hoskins, J., p. 535, ii. Additional pieces from his Hymns, &c, 1789, in common use, in America include:— (1) "Let thoughtless thousands choose the road" (Life in Christ), p. 312; (2) "To-day the Saviour rose" (Easter), p. 364; (3) "Behold, behold the Lamb of God" (Invitation!), p. 242. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II ============ Hoskins, Joseph, pp. 535, ii., 1571, ii. The following additional hymns by Hoskins are in The New Psalms and Hymns (Presbyterian), Richmond, Va., 1901:— 1. It shall be well, let sinners know. The Promises of God. 2. Sinners, behold the Lamb of God. The Atonement; and in the Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ... of the Evang. Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, 1899:— 3. On Christ, by faith, my soul would live, from "Let thoughtless thousands," &c. p. 1571, ii. These hymns are from his Hymns, &c, 1789. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

James Fanch

1704 - 1767 Person Name: Rev. James Fanch Hymnal Number: 107 Author of "Beyond the glittering, starry skies" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Fanch, James, known as the joint author with Daniel Turner of the hymn "Beyond the glittering, starry skies " (q.v.), was born in 1704, and died Dec. 12, 1767. He was for many years a Baptist Minister at Romsey, and Lockerly, Hants. In addition to Sermons, &c, he published a Paraphrase on a Select Number of the Psalms of David, done from the Latin of Buchanan, to which are added some Occasional Pieces, 1764. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Chandler Robbins

1810 - 1882 Person Name: Rev. Chandler Robbins, 1810- Hymnal Number: 1169 Author of "Lo, the day of rest declineth" in The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" Robbins, Chandler, D.D., was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Feb. 14, 1810, and educated at Harvard College (1829), and the Cambridge Divinity School (1833). In 1833 he became Pastor of the Second [Unitarian] Church, Boston, succeeding Dr. H. Ware, jun., and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He received his D.D. degree from Harvard in 1855, and died at Westport, Massachusetts, Sept. 12, 1882. Dr. Robbins published several prose works. He also edited The Social Hymn Book in 1843, and Hymns for Christian Worship, 1854. His two hymns,"Lo, the day of rest declineth" (Evening), and "While thus [now] Thy throne of grace we seek " (The Voice of God), appeared in Dr. G. E. Ellis's Psalms & Hymns for the Sanctuary, 1845. L. B. Barnes's tune, "Bedford Street," was written for the former. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)