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Henri F. Hemy

1818 - 1888 Composer of "ST. CATHERINE" in Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) Henri F. Hemy, born in the United Kingdom. Hemy spent time at sea as a young man, emigrating to Australia in 1850 with his family. Unable to make a decent living in Melbourne, he returned to Newcastle England. He was organist at St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church in Newcastle, later teaching professor of music at Tynemouth and at St. Cuthbert's College in Durham. He was pianist to Lord Ravensworth, Music Director of Ushaw College, and his orchestra played at fashionable venues in the region. He sang baritone as well. He composed waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and galops. 3 music works: Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools; Royal Modern Tutor for Pianoforte; Crown of Jesus. He was active in local politics and published a manifesto in the daily newspaper. He lost a ward election. He also painted artwork. He set most of Longfellow's works to music. John Perry
Henri F. Hemy

James G. Walton

1821 - 1905 Composer (refrain) of "ST. CATHERINE" in Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 19, 1821, Clith­er­oe, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land. Died: Sep­tem­ber 1, 1905, Brad­ford, New York. Little is known of Wal­ton’s life. His works in­clude: Plain Song Mu­sic for the Ho­ly Com­mun­ion Of­fice, 1874 (ed­it­or) Music: ST. CATHERINE --www.hymntime.com/tch
James G. Walton

Ernest K. Emurian

1912 - 2004 Author of "Our Hope Is In the Living God" in Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) Born: February 20, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: January 23, 2004, Alexandria, Virginia. Buried: Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Son of an Armenian immigrant pastor, Emurian attended Davidson College, North Carolina (BA); Union Theological Seminary, Virginia (BD); and Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey (ThM). Randolph-Macon College of Virginia also conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on him in 1971. Emurian served as pastor of the Cherrydale United Methodist Church, Arlington, Virginia, for 19 years, until retiring in 1981. He wrote some 19 books and 60 hymns, as well as hymn tunes, anthems, and popular songs. His works include: Hymn Festivals Hymn Stories for Programs The Living Dramatization of Leonardo Da Vinci’s the Last Supper Sweetheart of the Civil War Living Stories of Famous Hymns (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1955) Famous Stories of Inspiring Hymns (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1956) Stories of Christmas Carols, revised and enlarged edition (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1958) Forty Stories of Famous Gospel Songs (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1959) --www.hymntime.com/tch/ =========================== Ernest K. Emurian is pastor of the Elm Avenue Methodist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia. He has served several pastorates in the Methodist Church, chiefly in Virginia. He has long been interested in hymns, and has written several of them, including "When Dawns the Morning Sunlight" in the "Fourteen New Rural Hymns" published by the Society in 1955. He is the author of two volumes entitled "Dramatized Stories of Hymns and Hymn Writers". He had his college work at Davidson College, graduating in 1931. --Twelve New World Order Hymns, 1958. Used by permission. =========================== Ernest K. Emurian, a fourth-generation minister, is a graduate of Davidson College, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and Princeton Seminary. He has been a Methodist minister since 1936 and is currently pastor of Cherrydale Methodist Church, Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of seventeen books in the fields of hymnody and drama, and of more than thirty hymns. A member of ASCAP, he is the composer of hymn tunes, and sacred and secular songs. His hymn "We Dedicate This Temple" is in The Armed Forces Hymnal and The Presbyterian Hymnal. He lectures widely on Practical Hymnology and Religious Drama, and as an after-dinner speaker addresses conventions and conferences in many states. ----Twelve New Lord’s Day Hymns, 1968. Used by permission.
Ernest K. Emurian

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