Person Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search

Showing 91 - 100 of 131Results Per Page: 10 20 50

T. R. Birks

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)

Christopher C. Stafford

1893 - 1977 Hymnal Number: d51 Author of "This fountain flows today, it flows for all mankind" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

I. E. Reynolds

1879 - 1949 Person Name: Isham E. Reynolds Hymnal Number: d27 Author of "Call unto me and I will answer thee" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

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

P. P. Orr

Hymnal Number: d99 Author of "I expect to wear a crown" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Thomas Benton

Hymnal Number: d79 Author of "His love how wonderful" in Songs of the Blessed Hope

Thomas R. Sweatmon

Hymnal Number: d164 Author of "The Shepherd of my soul" 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)