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Suzanne Toolan

b. 1927 Topics: Biblical Persons Jesus’ followers Author of "Two Fishermen" in The Worshiping Church

1824 - 1915 Person Name: Anna B. Warner Topics: Hymns for Children Following and Serving Jesus Author of "Jesus Bids Us Shine" in Hymns of Grace and Truth Warner, Anna, daughter of Henry W. Warner, and sister of Sarah Warner, author of Queechy, and other novels, was born near New York City about 1822. She is the author of the novel, Say and Seal, 1859, and others of a like kind. She also edited Hymns of the Church Militant, 1858; and published Wayfaring Hymns, Original and Translated, 1869. Her original hymns in common use include:— l. Jesus loves me, this I know. The love of Jesus. In Say and Seal. 1859. 2. 0 little child, lie still and sleep. A Mother's Evening Hymn. In Temple Choir. 1867. 3. One more day's work for Jesus. Evening. From Wayfaring Hymns. 1869. 4. The world looks very beautiful. A Child Pilgrim, circa 1860. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Pseudonym: Amy Lothrop ================ See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church

Dan Damon

b. 1955 Person Name: Daniel Charles Damon Topics: Faith Journey; Jesus Christ Presence of; Mennonite World Fellowship Sunday; Pilgrimage; Faith; Faith Journey; Following Christ; Jesus Christ Presence of; Mennonite World Fellowship Sunday; Pilgrimage Translator (English) of "Akekho ofana / Hakuna wakaita (There’s No One in This World like Jesus)" in Voices Together Daniel Charles Damon (b. 1955) is an internationally published writer of hymn texts and tunes and is Associate Editor of Hymnody for Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois. Damon is also a jazz pianist and has played in many hotels and clubs in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds degrees from Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois (BME, 1977) and Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California (MDiv, 1987). He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church in the San Francisco Bay area and a life member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Several single-author collections of Damon's hymns have been published: Faith Will Sing (Carol Stream, 1993), The Sound of Welcome (Carol Stream, 1998), To the Thirsty World (Nashville, 2002), Fields of Mercy (Carol Stream, 2007), and Garden of Joy (Carol Stream, 2011). He collaborated with text writer Gracia Grindal in A Treasury of Faith: Lectionary Hymns Series A (Colfax. 2012). Damon's hymns have been included in several major hymnals and supplements. He has also written hymn translations from Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Shona languages, and, with Patrick Matsikenyiri, edited Njalo, A Collection of 16 Hymns in the African Tradition (Nashville, 1996). He has released three recordings of hymns, carols, and traditional songs, and a solo piano recording of jazz standards (available at www.damonstuneshop.com). Damon has presented his work at national conferences of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He is a contributor to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. In 2016, Damon was made a Fellow of the hymn Society, the highest honor The Hymn Society can confer. Dan Damon

Robert Jackson

1840 - 1914 Topics: The Church at Worship Holy Communion; liturgical Communion Songs; Christian Experience; Discipleship and Service; Feast; Jesus Christ Love of; Ministry; New Creation; Nurture; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Service Music Sending Forth/Commissioning; Social Concerns; Witness; Word of God; Work and Recreation; Advent 1 Year A; Lent 2 Year A Composer of "NIAGARA" in Voices United After receiving his musical training at the Royal Academy of Music, Robert Jackson (b, Oldham, Lancashire, England, 1840; d. Oldham, 1914) worked briefly as organist at St. Mark's Church, Grosvenor Square, in London. But he spent most of his life as organist at St. Peter's Church in Oldham (1868-1914), where his father had previously been organist for forty-eight years. A composer of hymn tunes, Jackson was also the conductor of the Oldham Music Society and Werneth Vocal Society. Bert Polman

Thomas Kingo

1634 - 1703 Person Name: Kingo Topics: Followers of Jesus and teh World's Forgiveness Author of "Min Sol, min Lyst, min Glæde" in M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg

J. H. Rosecrans

1845 - 1926 Topics: Living His Life Following Jesus; Living His Life Following Jesus Composer of "[Jesus, I will follow thee]" in Christ in Song James Holmes Rosecrans studied at the Baxter University of Music in Friendship, New York. After teaching for two years, he joined the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teaching music in Douglas County, Colorado. In 1884, was an evangelist in California, and later was associated with evangelistic efforts in Texas, and taught music and Bible at Carlton College in Bonham, Texas. He published over 20 music collections in his lifetime. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Patrick Appleford

1925 - 2018 Person Name: Patrick Appleford (b. 1924) Topics: God--in Jesus Christ Following Him Author of "Jesus, humble was your birth" in New Church Praise

Charles S. Robinson

1829 - 1899 Person Name: C. S. Robinson Topics: Living His Life Following Jesus Author of "I Follow On" in Christ in Song Robinson, Charles Seymour, D.D., was born at Bennington, Vermont, March 31, 1829, and educated at William College, 1849, and in theology, at Union Seminary, New York (1852-53), and Princeton (1853-55). He became Presbyterian Pastor at Troy, 1855; at Brooklyn, 1860; of the American chapel in Paris (France), 1868; and of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, New York, 1870. During 1876-77 he was editor of the Illustrated Christian Weekly. As an editor of hymn-books he has been most successful. His Songs of the Church were published in 1862; Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865; Spiritual Songs, 1878; and Laudes Domini, A Selection of Spiritual Songs, Ancient and Modern, 1884. His Songs for the Sanctuary has probably had a wider sale than any other unofficial American collection of any denomination, and the Laudes Domini is a book of great excellence. Dr. Robinson has composed a few hymns, including, "Saviour, I follow on" (Following Christ), in his Song of the Church, 1862, and "Isles of the South, your redemption is nearing " (Missions), in his Songs for the Sanctuary, 1865. The latter is given in Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872, as "Lands long benighted." [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Graham Maule

1958 - 2019 Topics: Children Appropriate for; Commitment; Discipleship; Following Christ; Forgiveness From Ourselves; Healing; Jesus Christ Miracles of Author of "Will You Come and Follow Me" in Voices Together