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E. T. Coffin

Hymnal Number: 91 Composer of "[Sad and weary with my longing]" in Bright Gems

1754 - 1829 Person Name: Hurn Hymnal Number: 21 Author of "Christmas Song" in Bright Gems Hurn, William, born at Breccles Hall, Norfolk, Dec. 21, 1754. His education was superior, enabling him, in 1777 to take the post of classical tutor in the Free Grammar School, Dedham, Essex. In 1779 he entered the army, but resigning his commission in 1780, he was ordained by Bishop Young of Norwich, in 1781. After holding various curacies, including Beighton Broome, Stowmarket, &c, he was presented in 1790 to the Vicarage of Debenham, Suffolk. In October, 1822, he resigned his Vicarage, and in April, 1823, undertook the pastorate of the Congregational chapel at Woodbridge, in the same county. This he retained to his death, Oct. 9, 1829. His poetical works included:— (1) Health Hill, a descriptive poem, 1777; (2) Blessings of Peace, a Lyric Poem, 1784; (3) Laughter in Death, appended to Preparation for Death (a Sermon), 1792; and (4) Psalms & Hymns, the greater part original; and the selected compositions altered with a view to purity of Doctrine and General Usefulness. By W. Hurn, Vicar of Debenham. Ipswich, J. Raw, 1813. This contained 417 hymns, and a doxology. Of these 264 were by Hurn. After seceding from the Church of England this collection was enlarged and published as Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with Metrical Versions from the Psalms: designed to teach the Christian Doctrine according to the Analogy of Scripture, by combining Knowledge and Practice, or the Duties with the Principles of the Gospel. Woodbridge, 1824. This contained 420 of his hymns. From the first edition of Hurn's collection the following hymns are in common use:— 1. Angels rejoiced and sweetly sung. Christmas. 2. Rise, gracious God, and shine. Missions. Altered in the Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, to "Arise, O Lord, aud shine." 3. The God of truth His Church has blest. God's love of the Church. A biographical notice of Hurn was given in the Evangelical Magazine, 1829, and his Brief Memorials were published in 1831. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William Newton

1818 - 1893 Person Name: Rev. W. W. Newton Hymnal Number: 31 Author of "Centennial Hymn" in Bright Gems Newton, William. Member of the 1884 Hymnal Committee of the Reformed Episcopal Church. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives Rev. William Newton, D. D., pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church of West Chester (Pennsylvania), was a poet of much ability, and the author of a number of books upon religious and scientific subjects. The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania by George Johnston (J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1890)

Arthur W. French

Hymnal Number: 13 Author of "He Is Lofty, I Am Lowly" in Bright Gems 19th Century

W. K. Groff

Hymnal Number: 27 Composer of "[Away with our sorrow and fear]" in Bright Gems

F. B. Harris

1850 - 1909 Person Name: Flora B. Harris Hymnal Number: 43 Author of "The Sun of My Soul" in Bright Gems Birth: 1850, USA Death: Sep., 1909 Flora Lydia (Best) Harris was the daughter of Dr. David and Elizabeth (Lockart) Best. She was the 1st wife of Rev. Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris. He was a minister in the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was a writer and wrote on Japanese themes. In 1891 she translated the 10th century classic 'Tosa Niki' ('Diary or Log of a Journey From Tosa to Kyoto'). Mary Jane Haight-Eckert on Find A Grave web site