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C. C. N. Balle
1806 - 1855 Person Name: Carl C. N. Balle, 1806-1855 Composer of "EMMANUEL" in Hymnbook for Christian Worship Carl Christian Nicolaj Balle was born in Copenhagen on December 25, 1806. He was a Danish composer and editor of church music and served as a pastor in Vesterbølle and Nebsager. He is noted for his Christmas compositions, including the hymn tune "Det kimer nu til julefest". He died on March 3, 1885 in Nebsager, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark.
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Franklin P. Frye
1903 - 2003 Person Name: Franklyn P. Frye, 1903- Author of "As We Before Thine Altar Bow" in Hymnbook for Christian Worship Frye, Franklin P. (New Hampshire, 1903-?). Was minister of the United Methodist Church of Bedford, New Hampshire. Received the Ph.D. degree in 1924 from Wesleyan University, and his S.T.B. from Boston University School of Theology in 1928; served churches in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, retiring in 1965 when pastor at Epworth Church, Worcester, Mass.
--The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives
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Since [retirement] [Frye] has been active as a free lance preacher and writer. His hymn, "As we before thine altar bow," was published by the Hymn Society of America in Marriage and Family Life Hymns (1961) and it has been chosen for the new Christian Churches-American Baptist hymnal. Mr. Frye and his wife, Agnes, have a daughter and two sons and ten grandchildren. He is a member of World Federalists U.S.A. and the New Hampshire Committee for Peace in Vietnam.
--Ten New Hymns for the 70's, 1970. Used by permission.
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