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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[He is despised and rejected of men]" in Church Hymns and Gospel Songs Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

William Felton

1715 - 1769 Person Name: Rev. W. Felton Composer of "[He is despised and rejected of men]" in Book of Worship

John Blow

1648 - 1708 Composer of "BLOW'S CHANT" in Hymns of the Church John Blow, doctor of music, born 1648 at North Collingham, England; was, in 1685 , musician to James II, and master of the choristers of St. Paul's Church; was a composer of ahtnems, church music, songs and other music; died in London, Oct 1, 1708. A dictionary of musical information: containing also a vocabulary of musical terms, and a list of modern musical works published in the United States from 1640 to 1875 by John Weeks Moore (Boston: Oliver Ditson, c. 1876)