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Harry Sanders

Composer of "[Come, ye lofty! Come, ye lowly!]" in Laudis Corona

1856 - 1943 Composer of "CHRISTMASTIDE" in Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) Born: June 17, 1856, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: March 25, 1943. Son of Horatio S. Burdett and Melvina Martin Burdett, George received an AB in 1881 from Harvard College. An organist, he composed organ works, piano pieces, and anthems, and was a frequent contributor to musical periodicals. He was a founding member of the American Guild of Organists. In 1887, he married Ellen S. Strong of Brookline, Massachusetts. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)

C. T. Howell

Composer of "[Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly]" in The New Hosanna

A. F. M. Custance

1867 - 1926 Composer of "[Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly]" in Carols Old and Carols New Born: June 9, 1867, Colwall, Herefordshire, England. Died: August 21, 1926, Duluth, Minnesota. Custance’s parents were George Musgrave Custance and Elizabeth Hume. In 1881, Arthur was studying in Lancing, Sussex. He then attended Oxford University, and in 1891, was probably in Pembrokeshire, Wales. After emigrating to America, he taught Latin and music in the public schools of Duluth, Minnesota (1892-1926). He served as choir master for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Duluth over the same time span, and was also an organist and composer. Custance’s first wife, Thyrea, died before 1920. At the time of his death, his wife was Alberta. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

George J. Elvey

1816 - 1893 Person Name: George Job Elvey Composer of "[Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly]" in The Cyber Hymnal George Job Elvey (b. Canterbury, England, 1816; d. Windlesham, Surrey, England, 1893) As a young boy, Elvey was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral. Living and studying with his brother Stephen, he was educated at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. At age nineteen Elvey became organist and master of the boys' choir at St. George Chapel, Windsor, where he remained until his retirement in 1882. He was frequently called upon to provide music for royal ceremonies such as Princess Louise's wedding in 1871 (after which he was knighted). Elvey also composed hymn tunes, anthems, oratorios, and service music. Bert Polman

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly" in Hymns of the Centuries (Chapel Edition) 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.

Archer T. Gurney

1820 - 1887 Author of "Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly, Let your songs of gladness ring" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes Gurney, Archer Thompson, was born in 1820, and educated for the legal profession. He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple, but in 1849 he entered Holy Orders. He held several appointments, including the Curacy of Buckingham, 1854-58; the Chaplaincy of the Court Church, Paris, 1858-71, and other charges. He died at Bath, March 21, 1887. His published works include:— Spring, 1853; Songs of the Present, 1854; The Ode of Peace, 1855; Songs of Early Summer, 1856; and A Book of Praise, 1862. To the Book of Praise he contributed 147 hymns. Very few of these are known beyond his own collection. He is widely known through his Easter hymn “Christ is risen, Christ is risen." His "Memory of the blest departed" (SS. Philip and James) is in the People's Hymnal, 1867. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

George B. Nevin

1859 - 1933 Adapter of "OLD BRETON MELODY" in Worship in Song Born: March 15, 1859, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Died: April 17, 1933, Easton, Pennsylvania. A member of the Nevin musical family, George’s cousins were composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer. George spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation. He was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier’s poem A Ballad of Trees and the Master, and wrote a number of hymns as well. For nearly 30 years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing. Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and sometimes gave lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies. Sources: New York Times, April 18, 1933, p. 16 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/v/nevin_gb.htm