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Henry Twells

1823 - 1900 Author of "Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old" in The Sunday School Hymnary Twells, Henry, M.A., was born in 1823, and educated at St. Peter's College, Cambridge. B.A. 1848, M.A. 1851. Taking Holy Orders in 1849, he was successively Curate of Great Berkhamsted, 1849-51; Sub-Vicar of Stratford-on-Avon, 1851-54; Master of St. Andrew's House School, Mells, Somerset, 1854-56; and Head Master of Godolphin School, Hammersmith, 1856-70. In 1870 he was preferred to the Rectory of Baldock, Herts, and in 1871 to that of Waltham-on-the Wolds. He was Select Preacher at Cambridge in 1873-74, and became an Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral in 1884. Canon Twells is best known by his beautiful evening hymn, "At even ere the sun was set." He also contributed the following hymns to the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern:— 1. Glorious is Thy Name, O Lord. The Name of God. 2. Know ye the Lord hath borne away? Ascension. 3. Not for our sins alone. Plea for Divine Mercy. 4. The voice of God's Creation found me. The Word of God a Light. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Twells, H., p. 1189, i. Canon Twells was born on March 13, 1823, at Ashted, Birmingham, and died at Bournemouth, Jan. 19, 1900. His Memoir, by W. Clavell Ingram, D.D., was published in 1901. His Hymns and other Stray Verses, appeared in 1901i. From it the following additional hymns have come into common use:— 1. Spirit of Truth and Might, 'Tis Thou alone can teach. [Our Words.] On "The Responsibility of Speech," p. 26. In the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905. 2. The day of Pentecost is fully come. [Whitsuntide.] Usually the second stanza is taken as the opening of this hymn. In this form it is given as "Awake, 0 Lord, as in the days of old," in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1904, the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and other collections. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John J. Overholt

1918 - 2000 Person Name: Compiler Alterer of "Teach Me to Do the Thing that Pleaseth Thee" in The Christian Hymnary John J. Overholt was born to an Amish family of limited means in the state of Ohio in 1918. As a child he was soon introduced to his father's personal collection of gospel songs and hymns, which was to have a marked influence on his later life. With his twin brother Joe, he early was exposed to the Amish-Mennonite tradition hymn-singing and praising worship. An early career in Christian service led to a two-year period of relief work in the country of Poland following World War II. During that interim he began to gather many European songs and hymns as a personal hobby, not realizing that these selections would become invaluable to The Christian Hymnary which was begun in 1960 and completed twelve years later in 1972, with a compilation of 1000 songs, hymns and chorales. (The largest Menn. hymnal). A second hymnal was begun simultaneously in the German language entitled Erweckungs Lieder Nr.1 which was brought to completion in 1986. This hymnal has a total of 200 selections with a small addendum of English hymns. Mr. Overholt married in 1965 to an accomplished soprano Vera Marie Sommers, who was not to be outdone by her husband's creativity and compiled a hymnal of 156 selections entitled Be Glad and Sing, directed to children and youth and first printed in 1986. During this later career of hymn publishing, Mr. Overholt also found time for Gospel team work throughout Europe. At this writing he is preparing for a 5th consecutive tour which he arranges and guides. The countries visited will be Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, USSR and Romania. Mr. Overholt was called to the Christian ministry in 1957 and resides at Sarasota, Florida where he is co-minister of a Beachy Amish-Mennonite Church. Five children were born to this family and all enjoy worship in song. --Letter from Hannah Joanna Overholt to Mary Louise VanDyke, 10 October 1990, DNAH Archives. Photo enclosed.

Epigmenio Velasco

1880 - 1940 Person Name: Epigmenio Velasco, 1880-1940 Author of "Dios te bendiga, protección te dé" in Culto Cristiano Epigmenio Velasco Urda was a choir director, pastor, poet, composer and journalist from Mexico City. Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992

Carl P. Daw Jr.

b. 1944 Person Name: Carl P. Daw Jr Author (st. 3) of "God of the Prophets" in Lift Up Your Hearts Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1996), Gathered for Worship (2006). Other publications include A Hymntune Psalter (2 volumes, 1988-1989) and Breaking the Word: Essays on the Liturgical Dimensions of Preaching (1994, for which he served as editor and contributed two essays. In 2002 a collection of 25 of his hymns in Japanese was published by the United Church of Christ in Japan. He wrote Glory to God: A Companion (2016) for the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Emily Brink

Jean Calvin

1509 - 1564 Person Name: John Calvin Author (attr.) of "I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art" in The Presbyterian Hymnal

Frederick A. Jackson

1867 - 1942 Person Name: F. A. Jackson Author of "Thy presence, Master, is our joy and song" in The Sunday School Hymnary Jackson, Frederick Arthur, was born Jan. 28, 1867, at Longford, Warwick. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1888 and since 1901 has been minister at Old Basford, Nottingham. He published a volume of poems in 1902 as Just Beyond. Of the hymns noted here No. l was written for the Christian Endeavour Hymnal 1906, the rest for the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905. 1. Come home, sad heart, come home. The Prodigal. 2. Father, now we thank Thee. For Infants. 3. Fight for the right, boys. Boys' Brigade. 4. Join we all in gladsome singing. For the Sunday School. 5. There is a Book that comes to me. Holy Scripture. 6. Where the flag of Britain flies. National. In the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, the hymn "If I were a beautiful twinkling star" is given as by "Grace Gleam, (circa 1880) and F. A. Jackson, 1905." Mr. Jackson adapted the hymn for that collection. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) =============================== Jackson, Frederick Arthur. (Foleshill, Warwickshire, UK, January 28, 1867--December 4, 1942, Little Brington, Northants, UK). No record of marriage. Graduated Spurgeon's College, 1889. Baptist clergyman. Pastor: Old Swan Church, Liverpool, 1889-1890; Baptist Church, Syston, 1890-1895; Thomas Cooper Memorial Church, Lincoln, 1895-1902; High Street Baptist Church, Old Basford, Nottingham, 1902-1906; Baptist Church, Astwood Bank, 1906-1918; Tetley Street Church, Bradford, 1918-1927; Baptist Church, Chipping Campden, 1927-1937; Baptist Church, Little Brington, Northants, 1937-1942. Secretary for German Missions, 1895-1902; lecturer in literature, Spurgeon's College, 1906-1918. President of several clergymen's associations throughout the years. Jackson, a nephew of the British Baptist pastor, theological, and author, Charles Hadden Spurgeon, was described by his colleagues as one of the Baptist Church's "most gifted writers." He wrote a number of articles, many of them of a mystical bent, for The Baptist and The Baptist Times, as well as other journals. His one volume of poetry, Just Beyond, appeared in 1902. There is a record of Jackson publishing seven hymns, all of which first appeared in England: "Father, Now We Thank Thee," "Fight for the Right, Boys," "Join We All in Gladsome Singing," "There is a Book that Comes to Me," and "Where the Flag of Britain Flies" all first appeared in Sunday School Hymnary in 1905; "Come Home, Sad Heart, Come Home" was published in the Christian Endeavour Hymnal of 1906, and "Master, We Thy Footsteps Follow" appeared in The Baptist Church Hymnal in 1933. --C. Bernard Ruffin, DNAH Archives

Walter Russell Bowie

1882 - 1969 Person Name: W. Russell Bowie, 1882- Author of "God of the Nations, Who From Dawn of Days" in Pilgrim Hymnal 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). See also in: Wikipedia

Frank W. Mills

1876 - 1963 Author of "Newborn of God, his glory manifest" in The Hymnal

Richmond Deck

1858 - 1910 Person Name: H. L. R. Deck Author of "I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length" in Hymns Deck, Henry Legh Richmond, M.A., nephew of J. G. Deck, was born at Hull, May 30, 1858, and educated C. C. C. Cambridge; B.A. in honours 1876, M.A. 1880. Ordained in 1876, he has held in succession three Curacies and three Benefices, and also since 1897 the Vicarage of Christ Church, Folkestone. He published in 1903, All the Days: A Round of Verses for the Days of the Week. His hymn:— I take Thy promise, Lord, in all its length, is based upon the words, "Lo, I am with you always." It was written in 1885. It is included in Hymns of Consecration and Faith, 1902, and others.

Edward M. Blumenfeld

1927 - 2013 Person Name: Edward M. Blumenfeld, 1927- Author of "The Son of God, Our Christ" in Hymnbook for Christian Worship Blumenfeld, Edward Martin. (Chicago, Illinois, September 23, 1927- ). United Church of Christ. After attending schools in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Milwaukee, he served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, 1945-1946; graduated B.S. from Carroll College, 1949; studied at Marquette University's School of Medicine, 1949-1950; service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, 1950-1951; worked for a year in the steel mills of Gary, Indiana; B.D., Hartford Theological Seminary, 1955; M.A. in religion, Garrett-Northwestern University, 1961. After serving student charges in Connecticut and Vermont while at the seminary, he was ordained in July, 1955, by the Congregational Conference of Vermont, a year after marrying an organist from that state, Flora Merriam. Subsequently he served federated or community churches in Vermont, Wisconsin, and Illinois. In 1980, he was pastor of the United Church of Christ in El Paso, Illinois. He began writing verse when his Grade 3 class were directed to copy from the blackboard a poem for the Mother's Day cards they were making; having a twin brother in the class, he wrote a verse of his own to spare his mother two identical cards. In medical school, he wrote verses about the bones of the body; as a minister, he wrote them to illustrate his sermons and to comprise a column in the local newspaper. Not being musical, he found the appearance of his lyrics in various hymnbooks mystifying but gratifying. --Hugh McKellar, DNAH Archives (based on information supplied by Blumenfeld)