1839 - 1900 Person Name: A.J.F. Behrends, 1839-1900 Author of "Sing to the Heart of Jesus" in AGO Founders Hymnal Rev. A. J. F. Behrends, D.D. was pastor of the Union Congregational Church in Providence in Mar. 15, 1876. He also served as pastor of the Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. for seventeen years and was a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
NN, Hymnary editor. Sources: http://www.worldcat.org/title/installation-of-rev-ajf-behrends-as-pastor-of-the-union-congregational-church-providence-mar-15-1876/oclc/24549272 and http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93025956.html
A. J. F. Behrends