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George B. Arnold

1832 - 1932 Person Name: Geo. B. Arnold Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Carols Old and Carols New George Benjamin Arnold, born at Petworth, Sussex, England, Dec. 22, 1832. Pupil of S. S. Wesley; Mus. Doc., Oxford, 1861; was organist of St. Columba's College, 1852, of St. Mary's Church, Torquay, 1853, of New College, Oxford, 1860, of Winchester Cathedral 1865. Works: Ahab oratorio, Exeter Hall, London, 1863; The Second Coming of Our Lord, oratorio; The Song of David, cantata; Sennacherib, do., Gloucester, 1883; The Forty-third Psalm; communion Service; Te Deums; Anthems and Motest; Concerted vocal music; Songs, Pianoforte music. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)

L. B. Shook

Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Shook's Song Evangelist

G. W. Pearce

Person Name: G. W. Pearce, Mus. D. Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Carols Old and Carols New

J. H. Cornell

1828 - 1894 Person Name: Cornell Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Good-Will Songs An organist for St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church, Cornell compiled the Congregational Tune Book in 1872. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

John Cozens

1906 - 1999 Person Name: J. C. Arranger of "[Hark! What mean those holy voices]" in Uncommon Christmas Carols (27 April 1906 - 5 April 1999) Born in Tottenham, London; moved to Canada in 1913, aged 7. Worked, mainly in Toronto, as an administrator, choir conductor, tenor, etc. Co-founded Toronto's Council Choir and Orpheus Choir. Died, aged 92, in Port Hope, Ontario. --[Source??]

Alfred R. Gaul

1837 - 1913 Person Name: A. R. Gaul Composer of "SONG OF ANGELS" in Praise Songs

Maltbie D. Babcock

1858 - 1901 Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Hymns and Carols Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899). Bert Polman =================== Babcock, Maltbie Davenport, D.D., was born at Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1858. Graduating from Syracuse University, he was ordained to the Presbyterian Ministry and was pastor of churches in Lockport, N.Y., Baltimore, and N.Y. City. He died at Naples, Italy, May 18th, 1901. He was richly gifted, and his short career was memorable for the extraordinary influence of his personality and his preaching. Extracts from his sermons and poems were published in 1901 as Thoughts for Every Day Living; and his Biography by Dr. C. E. Robinson in 1904. He contributed to the Presbyterian School Hymnal, 1899, the following hymns:— 1. Gaily the bells are ringing. Faster. 2. O blessed Saviour, Lord of love. Unto Me. 3. Shining Sun, shining sun. Child's Hymn. The tunes to these hymns were of his own composing. In The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904, there is:— 4. Rest in the Lord, my soul. Trust and Peace and in the American Methodist Hymnal, 1905:— 5. Be strong: we are not here to play. Activity in God's Service. Nos. 4 and 5 are from Thoughts for Every Day Living, 1901; but undated. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Sylvanus Billings Pond

1792 - 1871 Composer of "SIBERIA" in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal

George C. F. Haas

1854 - 1927 Composer of "GERTRUDE" in Luther League Hymnal Born: May 4, 1854, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: September 29, 1927, Staten Island, New York. Haas graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (BA 1876) and the Philadelphia Theological Seminary (1880). He pastored at St. Mark’s German Lutheran Church in Manhattan, New York, 1882-1921. Music: O CHRISTIANS, LEAGUED TOGETHER --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Alfred Beirly

Person Name: A. Beirly Composer of "[Hark! what mean those holy voices]" in Golden Grain Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books: Great Joy!, 1881 Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889 Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889 Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892 Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892 Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892 Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894 Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894 Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896 Beirly’s National Singer, 1898 The Concert Master, 1899 Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892 A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown) The Song Wonder, 1907 A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908 NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm