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E. J. Hopkins
1818 - 1901 Composer of "PASCAL" in Common Praise Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England.
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Person Name: Anon. Composer of "[Let evening twilight turn to dawn]" in The Praise Book In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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T. Vincent Tymms
1842 - 1942 Author of "Let evening twilight turn to dawn" in Common Praise Tymms, Thomas Vincent, was born in Westminster, Jan. 5, 1842. After being educated for the Baptist ministry in Regent's Park College, London, he became, in 1865, pastor at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Thence, in 1868, he removed to Accrington, and in 1869 to London, where he now ministers to an influential congregation in the Downs Chapel, Clapton. In 1885 Mr. Tymms published an able book entitled The Mystery of God; a consideration of some intellectual hindrances to Faith (2nd ed. 1886; a 3rd ed. 1887). Mr. Tymms has written several hymns, which have been printed in the 1880 Supplement to the Baptist Psalms and Hymns, and in the Baptist Psalms and Hymns for School and Home, 1882:—
1. Another Sabbath ended (1866). Sunday Evening.
2. In Shiloh, where Thine ark was stored (1881). Prayer to the God of Samuel.
3. 0 Lord of glory, be my light (1882). Invocation.
4. Lord, I read of tender mercy (1882). Tenderness of Jesus.
Of these hymns, No. 4, originally in 7 stanzas of 4 lines, was altered and abridged to 5 stanzas in the Baptist Psalms and Hymns for School and Home.
[Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]
-- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Tymms, T. V., p. 1190, i. He was President and Professor of Theology at Rawdon College, Leeds, 1891-1904, President of the Baptist Union 1896, and received D.D. from St. Andrews in 1897. He now (1906) resides at Bexhill-on-Sea. His fine hymn, "How oft an absent Lord we mourn" (Nearness to Christ), was written in 1892, and published in Good Words, 1892, p. 853, in 11 stanzas, entitled "Light from Emmaus." In the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, No. 465, it is considerably altered, and begins "Let evening twilight turn to dawn"; st. i. being a combination of 6, 7, and ii. of 4, 5. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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