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William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: William James Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Lord, I make a full surrender]" in The Cyber Hymnal William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia.
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William J. Kirkpatrick
Charles W. L. Christien
1839 - 1926 Person Name: Charles William Liquorice Christien Author of "Full Surrender" in The Cyber Hymnal Charles W. L. Christien was born in 1839, a native of London, England. His father was John Christien a School teacher, the family originating from France. Charles William Liquorice Christien was educated in Devonshire and was religiously educated in the Church of England. He became a Wesleyan minister in 1859, his first church being at Holsworth, Devon. He was married to Adela Ann Rayner in 1873 at Doncaster, where he was serving the church and the community. His literary work for religious journals both in the United Kingdom and America were closely read. A number of these survive in the British Library and the Oxford Bodleian Library. Some of the books he wrote, such as David Watson; or The Good Pays, published in 1902, are still available. The Rev C. W. L Christien traveled the circuits of England serving the church for 67 years. He finally retired at the age of 84 and passed away in 1926 aged 88 years at Northwood, London. His internment was at the Holy Trinity churchyard in the grave with his who wife predeceased him in 1913. Charles had three sons, Arnold, Reginald Rayner, Alfred and daughters, Jessie, Madeline, Marianne, and Frances.
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