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T. R. Birks
1810 - 1883 Person Name: Thomas R. Birks Author of "The Heavens Declare Thy Glory" in Singing Worship Birks, Thomas Rawson, M.A., b. Sept. 1810, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1834, M.A. 1837), of which he subsequently became a Fellow. Having taken Holy Orders in 1837, he became Rector of Kelshall, Herts, 1844; Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge, 1866; Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral, 1871; and Professor of Moral Philosophy, Cambridge, 1872. He d. at Cambridge, July 21, 1883. His works, to the number of 25, include Biblical, Astronomical, Scientific, Prophetic, and other subjects. He also wrote the Memoirs of the Rev. E Bickersteth (his father-in-law), 2 vols., 1851. His hymns appeared in Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody; 1833; and, together with Versions of the Psalms, in his Companion Psalter, 1874. They number upwards of 100. [Eng. Psalters, § xx.] Very few are in common use in Great Britain, but in America their use is extending. They include:—
1. Except the Lord do build the house. Ps. cxxvii.
2. O come, let us sing to the Lord. Ps. xcv.
3. O King of Mercy, from Thy throne on high. Ps. lxxx.
4. O taste and see that He is good. Ps. xxxiv.
5. O when from all the ends of earth. Psj xiv.
6. The heavens declare Thy glory. Ps. xix.
7. The Lord Himself my Portion is. Ps. liii.
8. The mighty God, the Lord hath spoken. Ps. l.
9. Thou art gone up on high, O Christ, &c. Ps. xlvii.
10. Whom have I [we] Lord in heaven, but Thee. Ps. lxxiii.
Of these versions of the Psalms, all of which date from 1874, the most popular is No. 3. Mr. Birks' compositions are worthy of greater attention than they have hitherto received.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
T. R. Birks
Walter Russell Bowie
1882 - 1969 Author of "O holy city seen of John" in Hymnal of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross Walter Russell Bowie (October 8, 1882–April 23, 1969), was a priest, author, editor, educator, hymn writer, and lecturer in the Episcopal Church (United States).
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Sarah Josselyn Wilson
Person Name: Sarah J. Wilson Author of "The Land We Love is Calling" in The Cyber Hymnal Possibly born in 1893
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James G. Gilkey
1889 - 1964 Author of "Outside the Holy City" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: September 28, 1889, Watertown, Massachusetts.
Died: July 1964, Weekapaug, Rhode Island.
Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Gilkey graduated from Harvard College (1912) and Union Theological Seminary. He was a teacher and chaplain at Amherst College, then, starting in 1917, pastored at the South Congregational Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, until retiring in 1954. In 1926, he was the commencement speaker at the University of Connecticut. Gilkey’s works include:
A Faith for the New Generation, 1926
The Certainty of God, 1928
Secrets of Effective Living (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927)
Solving Life’s Everyday Problems, 1930
Meeting the Challenge of Modern Doubt (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931)
Managing One’s Self, 1932
What Can We Believe?, 1933
You Can Master Life, 1934
Getting Help from Religion, 1936
The Problem of Following Jesus, 1938
A Faith to Affirm, 1940
How to Be Your Best
God Will Help You, 1943
When Life Gets Hard, 1945
Gaining the Faith You Need, 1948
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
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