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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Shepherds, hail the wondrous stranger!" in The Voice of Praise In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Joseph Haydn

1732 - 1809 Person Name: Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 Composer of "QUEENSBOROUGH" in The Cyber Hymnal Franz Joseph Haydn (b. Rohrau, Austria, 1732; d. Vienna, Austria, 1809) Haydn's life was relatively uneventful, but his artistic legacy was truly astounding. He began his musical career as a choirboy in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, spent some years in that city making a precarious living as a music teacher and composer, and then served as music director for the Esterhazy family from 1761 to 1790. Haydn became a most productive and widely respected composer of symphonies, chamber music, and piano sonatas. In his retirement years he took two extended tours to England, which resulted in his "London" symphonies and (because of G. F. Handel's influence) in oratorios. Haydn's church music includes six great Masses and a few original hymn tunes. Hymnal editors have also arranged hymn tunes from various themes in Haydn's music. Bert Polman

George C. F. Haas

1854 - 1927 Composer of "GERTRUDE" in Luther League Hymnal Born: May 4, 1854, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: September 29, 1927, Staten Island, New York. Haas graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (BA 1876) and the Philadelphia Theological Seminary (1880). He pastored at St. Mark’s German Lutheran Church in Manhattan, New York, 1882-1921. Music: O CHRISTIANS, LEAGUED TOGETHER --www.hymntime.com/tch/