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N. B. Vandall

1896 - 1970 Person Name: N. B. Vandall, 1896- Hymnal Number: 503 Author of "My Home, Sweet Home" in Great Hymns of the Faith

Jon Drevits

b. 1928 Person Name: Jon Drevits, 1928- Hymnal Number: 134 Arranger of "[I know that my Redeemer liveth]" in Great Hymns of the Faith

S. J. Henderson

Person Name: S. J. Henderson, 19th century Hymnal Number: 210 Author of "Saved By the Blood" in Great Hymns of the Faith Early 20th Century

1852 - 1918 Person Name: George T. Caldbeck, 1852-1918 Hymnal Number: 285 Composer of "PAX TECUM" in Great Hymns of the Faith George Thomas Caldbeck United Kingdom 1852-1918. Born in Waterford, Ireland, he attended the National Model School, Waterford, and Islington Theological College. His desire to be a missionary was thwarted by his poor health. He returned to Cork and became a schoolmaster and evangelist in ireland. In 1888 he moved to London as an independent itinerant preacher. He was arrested in 1912 for selling scripture cards door to door without a license. The judge dismissed the case upon learning he was composer of the hymn tune” Pax Tecum.”. At the time he was living in a church hostel. He died in Epsom, Surrey. John Perry

W. G. Ovens

1870 - 1945 Person Name: W. G. Ovens, 1870-1945 Hymnal Number: 128 Author (st. 1) of "Wounded for Me" in Great Hymns of the Faith

Ada Gibbs

1864 - 1905 Person Name: Ada Rose Gibbs, 1865-1905 Hymnal Number: 160 Composer of "[How I praise Thee, precious Savior]" in Great Hymns of the Faith

Jean Sophia Pigott

1845 - 1882 Person Name: Jean Sophia Pigott, 1845-1882 Hymnal Number: 57 Author of "Jesus, I Am Resting" in Great Hymns of the Faith Jean Sophia Pigott United Kingdom 1845-1882. Born at Leixlip, Ireland, she was a poet and hymn lyricist. She wrote “A royal service and other poems” (1877). She was a sister to William Frederick Pigott ,a missionary to China, He was murdered in the 1901 Boxer Rebellion, along with 76 other missionaries working with missionary, Hudson Taylor, but in other parts of China.. Taylor was overcome with grief to hear of the massacre, and took much comfort in Pigott’s hymn. She died at Leixlip, Ireland. John Perry

E. Edwin Young

1895 - 1995 Person Name: Ensign Edwin Young, 1895- Hymnal Number: 368 Author of "Have I Done My Best for Jesus?" in Great Hymns of the Faith

Bessie Sykes

1905 - 1982 Person Name: Bessie Sykes, 1905- Hymnal Number: 221 Author of "Thank You, Lord" in Great Hymns of the Faith Bessie Sykes and her husband Seth were traveling evangelists based in Glasgow, Scotland. They traveled around the UK. Seth preached and wrote lyrics to many hymns. Bessie wrote the music and accompanied it on a folding organ. They used lantern slide shows to illustrate their message and draw people to their meetings. Dianne Shapiro, from Discerning Music blog, accessed 1/12/17