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Thomas R. Sweatmon

Hymnal Number: d164 Author of "The Shepherd of my soul" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

1810 - 1883 Person Name: Thomas R. Birks Hymnal Number: d140 Author of "O gentle Savior, from Thy throne on high" in Songs of the Blessed Hope Birks, Thomas Rawson, M.A., b. Sept. 1810, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1834, M.A. 1837), of which he subsequently became a Fellow. Having taken Holy Orders in 1837, he became Rector of Kelshall, Herts, 1844; Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge, 1866; Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral, 1871; and Professor of Moral Philosophy, Cambridge, 1872. He d. at Cambridge, July 21, 1883. His works, to the number of 25, include Biblical, Astronomical, Scientific, Prophetic, and other subjects. He also wrote the Memoirs of the Rev. E Bickersteth (his father-in-law), 2 vols., 1851. His hymns appeared in Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody; 1833; and, together with Versions of the Psalms, in his Companion Psalter, 1874. They number upwards of 100. [Eng. Psalters, § xx.] Very few are in common use in Great Britain, but in America their use is extending. They include:— 1. Except the Lord do build the house. Ps. cxxvii. 2. O come, let us sing to the Lord. Ps. xcv. 3. O King of Mercy, from Thy throne on high. Ps. lxxx. 4. O taste and see that He is good. Ps. xxxiv. 5. O when from all the ends of earth. Psj xiv. 6. The heavens declare Thy glory. Ps. xix. 7. The Lord Himself my Portion is. Ps. liii. 8. The mighty God, the Lord hath spoken. Ps. l. 9. Thou art gone up on high, O Christ, &c. Ps. xlvii. 10. Whom have I [we] Lord in heaven, but Thee. Ps. lxxiii. Of these versions of the Psalms, all of which date from 1874, the most popular is No. 3. Mr. Birks' compositions are worthy of greater attention than they have hitherto received. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

I. I. Leslie

Hymnal Number: d256 Author of "O, 'tis wonderful" in Songs of the Blessed Hope Leslie, Dr. I.I. An Advent Christian writer. --Doris Colby, DNAH Archives

B. F. Sims

Hymnal Number: d63 Author of "I am going to the fountain" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Joe H. Pannell

Hymnal Number: d258 Author of "I'll be satisfied" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Mary Stoner Wine

1885 - 1959 Hymnal Number: d62 Author of "Heaven in my soul" in Songs of the Blessed Hope Mary Stoner Wine was a poet and playwright in the Church of the Brethren. She attended Manchester College in Indiana. (Source: Brethren Encyclopedia) Email received 7/12/2018

M. A. Hood

Hymnal Number: d247 Author of "We shall gather at the river" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

L. A. Morris

Hymnal Number: d60 Author of "How often we sing of the joys over yonder" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Edgar W. Tidwell

Hymnal Number: d260 Author of "We'll live again" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Hezekiah Butterworth

1839 - 1905 Hymnal Number: d137 Author of "O church of Christ, our blest abode" in Songs of the Blessed Hope Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, Rhode Island, Dec. 22, 1839. He wrote The Story of the Hymns, American Tract Society, 1875. He is the author of "0 Church of Christ, our blest abode" (The Church) in Root's cantata, Under the Palms, and of "Jesus, I Thee believe" (Jesus All in All) in the cantata Faith Triumphant. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ========================= Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, R.I., Dec. 22, 1839, and died in 1905. His hymn, "Little ones of God are we" (Christ's Lambs), in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and other collections, is dated 1870. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)