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Joseph Dacre Carlyle

1759 - 1804 Person Name: J. D. Carlyle Hymnal Number: d288 Author of "Lord, when we bend before thy [the] throne" in Christian Hymnal Joseph Dacre Carlyle was born at Carlisle, in 1759. He became Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge, in 1794, and afterwards Vicar of Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was the author of several works. His death occurred in 1804. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872 ====================== Carlyle, Joseph Dacre, B.D., some time Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge, and afterwards Vicar of Newcastle-on-Tyne, was born at Carlisle, June 4, 1758. In 1799 he accompanied the Earl of Elgin to Constantinople with the object of exploring the literary treasures of the public Library of that city. He extended his journey into Asia Minor, and the islands and shores of the Archipelago. He died at Newcastle, April 12, 1804. Amongst his manuscripts were Poems, suggested chiefly by Scenes in Asia Minor, Syria, &c. These were published under that title, in 1805, by Susanna Maria Carlyle. His hymns, which appeared in J. Fawcett's Psalms & Hymns, Carlisle, 1802, include, "Lord, when we bend before Thy throne "—his most popular production; a paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer,"Father of heaven, Whose gracious hand"; and "Lord, when we creation scan." His works include Specimens of Arabian Poetry, 1796. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

M. E. Thalheimer

Person Name: M. Elsie Thalheimer Hymnal Number: d488 Author of "Thou art my Shepherd, Caring for all my need" in Christian Hymnal

Ernest R. Wilberforce

Hymnal Number: d273 Author of "Lord, for tomorrow and its need [needs] [ills]" in Christian Hymnal

Grace Hatfield

Hymnal Number: d459 Author of "I shall not pass again this way" in Christian Hymnal

Jane Woodfall

Hymnal Number: d462 Author of "The debt is paid, the price laid down" in Christian Hymnal

E. A. Washburn

1819 - 1881 Person Name: Edward A. Washburne Hymnal Number: d430 Author of "Softly the night is sleeping [falling] on" in Christian Hymnal Washburn, Edward Abiel, D.D., was born April 16, 1819; graduated at Harvard, 1838; studied theology at Andover and New Haven, and entered the Congregational ministry. In 1844, having been ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church, he became Rector of St. Paul's, Newburyport, Mass., where he remained till 1851. Spending 1851-52 in Europe, on his return he became Rector of St. John's, Hartford, 1853-62, and Professor of Church Polity in Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, Connecticut; also Rector of St. Mark's, Philadelphia, 1862-65; and Calvary, New York, 1865-81. He died Feb. 2, 1881. His works include Social Law of God, 1874, and translations of Latin hymns. A selection from his poems was published in New York in 1881. Some of his translations are given in Schaff's Christ in Song, 1869, and other collections. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Thomas Ryder

Person Name: T. Ryder Hymnal Number: d50 Author of "Buried with Christ and dead unto sin" in Christian Hymnal

Marie Corelli

1855 - 1924 Hymnal Number: d217 Author of "In our hearts celestial voices" in Christian Hymnal Corelli, Marie, was adopted as an infant by Charles Mackay, p. 1579, ii., is the well-known novelist, and now (1906) lives at Stratford-on-Avon. Her hymn— In our hearts celestial voices Softly say [Christmas] is in her Christmas Greeting, 1901, entitled "Children's Evening Hymn." It is in Hymns and Choral Songs, Manchester, 1904, and the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ====================== Corelli, Marie. (1855-1924). This is the pen-name of a daughter of the London physician Charles Mackay. She was the author of a number of novels, anthologies of verse, and works on English history and politics. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives ========================== Born: May 1, 1855, London, England (birth name: Mary Mackay). Died: April 21, 1924, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Buried: Evesham Road Cemetery, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. A writer, Corelli’s works include: A Romance of Two Worlds, 1886 Vendetta!; or, The Story of One Forgotten, 1886 Thelma, 1887 Ardath, 1889 Wormwood: A Drama of Paris, 1890 The Soul of Lilith, 1892 The Silver Domino; or, Side Whispers, Social & Literary, 1892 Barabbas, A Dream of the Word’s Tragedy, 1893 Cameos: Short Stories, 1895 The Sorrows of Satan, 1895 The Mighty Atom, 1896 The Murder of Delicia, 1896 Ziska, 1897 The Song of Miriam & Other Stories, 1898 The Modern Marriage Market, with others, 1898 Boy, 1900 Jane, 1900 The Master-Christian, 1900 Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy, 1902 God’s Good Man, 1904 The Strange Visitation of Josiah McNasson: A Ghost Story, 1904 Free Opinions Freely Expressed, 1905 Treasure of Heaven, 1906 Delicia & Other Stories, 1907 Holy Orders, The Tragedy of a Quiet Life, 1908 Life Everlasting, 1911 Innocent, Her Fancy and His Fact, 1914 The Young Diana, 1918 The Love of Long Ago, and Other Stories, 1918 The Secret Power, 1921 Love and the Philosopher, 1923 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/c/o/r/corelli_m.htm =========================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Corelli

Pascal H. Duncan

Hymnal Number: d64 Author of "Come and rest, come and rest, Jesus now calls" in Christian Hymnal

B. J. Radford

1838 - 1933 Person Name: Benjamin J. Radford Hymnal Number: d359 Author of "O thou Incarnate Word" in Christian Hymnal Radford, Benjamin Johnson. (Walnut Grove, Illinois, December 23, 1838--1933). Disciple. Eureka College, A.B., 1866. Minister, college teacher and administrator, editor of religious journals; published a book of his poems in 1883. "In homes where praise and splendor" appeared in both Gloria in Excelsis (1905) and Christian Worship (1941). --George Brandon, DNAH Archives