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William Gaskell

1805 - 1884 Author of "To thee, the Lord Almighty" in Jubilate Deo Gaskell, William, M.A., son of Mr. William Gaskell, was born at Latchford (a suburb of Warrington, on the Cheshire side of the Mersey), 24 July, 1805. He was educated at Manchester New College and at the University of Glasgow, where he graduated M.A. in 1825. In 1828 he became co-pastor with the Rev. J. G. Robberds at Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, Manchester, a position he held until his death. Mr. Gaskell was a man of cultivated mind and considerable literary ability. His publications include Lectures on the Lancashire Dialect, 1853, a small volume of Temperance Rhymes, 1839, and various theological works. In 1832 he married Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson, who afterwards attained celebrity as the authoress of Mary Barton, and of other popular tales. He died June 11, 1884, and is buried at Knutsford. To the second edition, 1856, of the 1st Series of Lyra Germanica Mr. Gaskell contributed "A sure Stronghold our God is He," a translation of Luther's “ Ein' feste Burg" (q.v.), replacing a version by Miss Winkworth in the first edition. He also contributed 79 hymns to Beard's Unitarian Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship, 1837. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.] The following hymns by Gaskell still in common use are found chiefly in Unitarian hymnbooks, including Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1840, and Hymns of Praise and Prayer, 1873; Hedge & Huntington's Hymns for the Church of Christ, Boston, U.S.A., 1853; Longfellow & Johnson's Book of Hymns, Boston, 1848, and their Hymns of the Spirit, Boston, 1864; and the American Unitarian Association's Hymn [& Tune] Book, &c, Boston, 1868 :— 1. Dark, dark indeed the grave would be. Death and Burial. 2. Darkness o'er the world was brooding. The Dayspring. 3. Dark were the paths our Master trod. Sympathy with Christ. 4. Father, glory be to Thee. Doxology. 5. Forth went the heralds of the cross. Power of Faith. 6. How long, O Lord, his brother's blood? In time of War. From this "O hush, great God, the sounds of war," is taken. 7. I am free, I am free, I have broken away. The New Birth. 8. In vain we thus recall to mind. Holy Communion. 9. Mighty God, the first, the last. Infinite Knowledge. 10. No more, on earth no more. Death and Heaven. 11. Not in this simple rite alone. Holy Communion. 12. Not on this day, 0 God, alone. Sunday. 13. O God, the darkness roll away. Missions. 14. O God, to Thee our hearts would pay. Old Year. 15. 0 God, who knowest how frail we are. Seeking Strength. 16. 0 not to crush with abject fear. Christ's Work. 17. Our Father, through the coining year. The original begins, "Father, throughout the coming year." 18. Press on, press on, ye sons of light. Continuance in well-doing. 19. Sleep not, soldier of the cross. Faithfulness. 20. Thanks, thanks unto God! Who in mercy hath spoken. Gratitude for the Gospel. 21. Through all this life's eventful road. Walking with God. 22. To Thee, the Lord Almighty. Doxology. 23. Unto Thy temple, God of Love. Divine Worship. 24. We join to [crave] pray with wishes kind. Holy Matrimony. 25. We would leave, 0 God, to Thee. Original: "We would cast, 0 God, on Thee." Rest in God. 26. When arise the thoughts of sin. Looking to Jesus. These hymns all appeared in Beard's Collection, 1837. In addition there are:— 27. Calmly, calmly lay him down. 28. 0 Father, [gladly] humbly we repose. 29. 0 hush, great God, the sounds of war. For Peace. The dates of these hymns we have not been able to determine. No. 27 is in Hopps's Hymns for Public Worship, 1858 ; and Nos. 28 and 29 are in Hedge & Huntington's Hymns for the Church of Christ, 1853. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William L. Wallace

1933 - 2024 Author of "Wake Up, Wake Up, It's Morning" in Singing the Sacred

W. H. Ruebush

1873 - 1956 Author of "Arouse Ye Men of Valor" in Temperance Day Number 6 William Howe Ruebush (Will H. Ruebush) 1873-1956 Born: June 4, 1873, Singers Glen, Virginia. Died: October 6, 1956, Elkton, Virginia. A vocal music teacher early in his career, Ruebush directed an army band in France in World War I. After the war, he led many civilian orchestras and bands, and taught at several schools, including the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton, Virginia. He composed many marches, including The Stonewall Brigade March, Shenandoah, and the Alma Mater Song for Tulane University. Ruebush spent most of his life in Dayton, Virginia, where he became president of the Ruebush-Kieffer Publishing Company. Lyrics-- Cross Goes on Before, The He Rolls the Stone Away I Am Happy Scatter Sunshine Music-- --www.hymntime.com/tch

Pedro Castro

1840 - 1887 Person Name: P. Castro Author of "¡Oh quién en ti morara" in Himnario Cristiano para uso de las Iglesias Evangélicas Pedro Castro Iriarte was converted to Christianity while he was a young man working for a printing company in Madrid. He then served as a pastor, organizing churches in Valladolid and Madrid. He was also a prolific writer of prose, poetry, and children's stories. He also translated many hymns. Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992

Jane M. Campbell

1817 - 1878 Person Name: Miss J. M. Campbell Translator of "God's Good Gifts" in Praise Him Campbell, Jane Montgomery, daughter of the Rev. A. Montgomery Campbell, born in London, 1817, died at Bovey Tracey, Nov. 15, 1878. Miss Campbell contributed in 1861, a number of translations from the German to the Rev. C. S. Bere's Garland of Songs; or, an English Liederkranz, 1862; and also to his Children’s Choral Book, 1869. The best known and most widely used of these translations is a portion of "Im Anfang war's auf Erden," as the harvest hymn, "We plough the fields and scatter.” Miss Campbell also published A Handbook for Singers, Lond., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, n.d. This small work contains the musical exercises which she taught in her father's parish school. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

H. E. Govan

Author of "O Sinners, Come to Jesus" in Songs of Victory

C. K. Solberg

1872 - 1954 Author of "There is a Sea of Mercy" in Concordia Solberg, Cark K. (Rushford, Minnesota, June 2, 1872--June 15, 1954). Lutheran. St. Olaf College, B.A. Graduate of Norwegian Lutheran Seminary. Ordained in 1900. Pastorates at Vermillion and Yankton, South Dakota, 1900-1906; Chicago, Illinois, 1906-1911; Minneapolis, Minn., 1911-1918. Evangelist for the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1937-1935 [sic]. Author of several books and many hymns in Norwegian and English. --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives

George E. Post

1838 - 1909 Person Name: جورج بوست Author of "في حب ربي راسخ" in كتاب الترانيم الروحية للكنائس الإنجيلية George E. Post, an American Botanist who worked at the Syrian Protestant College, later renamed as the American University of Beirut

Frederick W. Goadby

1845 - 1879 Author of "O Thou Whose Hand Hath Brought Us" in The Cyber Hymnal Goadby, Frederic William, M.A., son of the Rev. Joseph Goadby, General Baptist Minister, was born at Leicester, Aug. 10, 1845, and educated for the Baptist Ministry at Regent's Park College. He also graduated M.A. at the London University in 1868. In 1868 he became pastor of the Baptist Church at Bluntisham, Hunts, and, in 1876, of that at Watford, where, after a brief ministry of great promise, he died Oct. 15, 1880. Besides contributing to periodical literature, Mr. Goadby wrote the following hymns:— 1. A crowd fills the court of the temple. Palm Sunday. 2. O Lord, the children come to Thee. A Child's Prayer. 3. O Thou, Whose hand has brought us. Opening of a Place of Worship. Of these hymns Nos. 1, 2, are in a few collections, including Stevenson's School Hymnal , 1880, and No. 3 in the Baptist Hymnal, 1879. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ========================== Goadby, F. W., p. 431, ii. A companion hymn, for Church Restoration, to his hymn, No. 3, on p. 431, ii., is given in Alton's Congregational Psalmist Hymnal, 1886, as "Our fathers' Friend and God" Original dated 1876. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)