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Edmund S. Lorenz
1854 - 1942 Person Name: Edmund Simon Lorenz Composer of "GOD IS LOVE (Lorenz)" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonymns: John D. Cresswell, L. S. Edwards, E. D. Mund,
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Lorenz, Edmund Simon. (North Lawrence, Stark County, Ohio, July 13, 1854--July 10, 1942, Dayton, Ohio). Son of Edward Lorenz, a German-born shoemaker who turned preacher, served German immigrants in northwestern Ohio, and was editor of the church paper, Froehliche Botschafter, 1894-1900.
Edmund graduated from Toledo High School in 1870, taught German, and was made a school principal at a salary of $20 per week. At age 19, he moved to Dayton to become the music editor for the United Brethren Publishing House. He graduated from Otterbein College (B.A.) in 1880, studied at Union Biblical Seminary, 1878-1881, then went to Yale Divinity School where he graduated (B.D.) in 1883. He then spent a year studying theology in Leipzig, Germany.
He was ordained by the Miami [Ohio] Conference of the United Brethren in Christ in 1877. The following year, he married Florence Kumler, with whom he had five children. Upon his return to the United States, he served as pastor of the High Street United Brethren Church in Dayton, 1884-1886, and then as president of Lebanon Valley College, 1887-1889.
Ill health led him to resign his presidency. In 1890 he founded the Lorenz Publishing Company of Dayton, to which he devoted the remainder of his life. For their catalog, he wrote hymns, and composed many gospel songs, anthems, and cantatas, occasionally using pseudonyms such as E.D. Mund, Anna Chichester, and G.M. Dodge. He edited three of the Lorenz choir magazines, The Choir Leader, The Choir Herald, and Kirchenchor. Prominent among the many song-books and hymnals which he compiled and edited were those for his church: Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship (1874), Pilgerlieder (1878), Songs of Grace (1879), The Otterbein Hymnal (1890), and The Church Hymnal (1934).
For pastors and church musicians, he wrote several books stressing hymnody: Practical Church Music (1909), Church Music (1923), Music in Work and Worship (1925), and The Singing Church (1938). In 1936, Otterbein College awarded him the honorary D.Mus. degree and Lebanon Valley College the honorary LL.D. degree.
--Information from granddaughter Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter, DNAH Archives
Edmund S. Lorenz
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Author of "God Is Love" in The Cyber Hymnal 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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Ernst Gebhardt
1832 - 1899 Person Name: E. Gebhardt Author of "Gott hat uns lieb!" in Sonntagsschulharfe
Ernst Gebhardt
Howard Kingsbury
1842 - 1878 Ascribed to of "Come, let us all unite" in The Mennonite Hymnal Kingsbury, Howard. This name is associated with the popular hymn in days gone by, "Come, let us all unite and sing, God is love!" (God is Love), but concerning the same we have failed to gain any information. We know personally that the hymn was in common use nearly forty years ago (circa 1850).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Howard Kingsbury
Paweł Sikora
1883 - 1972 Person Name: ks. Paweł Sikora Translator of "Gloście radoṡnie wszyscy wraz" in Śpiewnik Ewangelicki
Paweł Sikora
C. Russell Hurditch
1839 - 1908 Person Name: C. R. Hurditch Author of "God is Love" in Men's Gospel Quartets Hurditch, Charles Russell, was born in Exeter, Dec. 20, 1839. In 1854 he underwent a spiritual change which led him subsequently to undertake religious work in some of the villages of Devonshire, and afterwards to succeed the late Mr. Henry Hull as the Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, Stafford Street, London. In 1865 he published The London Hymn Book for Prayer Meetings and Special Services. This was revised in 1880. In 1873 he also publishedThe Enlarged London Hymn Book, a Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Private Use. Of the smaller work more than half a million copies have been sold; and of the enlarged book the 86th thousand was issued in 1881. To the first (1865) he contributed Nos. 10 and 11 given below: the rest were published in the second book (1873).
1. Arise, ye saints, arise and sing. God is Light.
2. Arm of the Lord, awake! Exalt the Saviour slain. Home Missions.
3. Come, join the hosts above. Praise of Jesus.
4. Farewell to the present, farewell. Friends parting.
5. He dies! He dies! The Son of God most holy . Good Friday.
6. Hear the gospel's joyful sound. Invitation.
7. Jesus, do Thou my vision fill. Jesus All in All.
8. Let us by faith draw nigh. Holy Communion.
9. Lord, grant Thy Spirit’s mighty power. Divine Worship.
10. Lord Jesus, we pray . Second Advent desired.
11. 0 Christ, Thou heavenly Lamb. Divine Power desired.
12. 0 God of all love! Thy presence here prove. Divine Worship.
13. 0 sacred Name! 0 Name of power. Name of Jesus.
14. sinner, wilt thou further go? Appeal and Response.
15. 0 Sovereign Lord of earth and heaven. Holy Baptism.
16. Jesus would I see. Jesus Only.
17. Rejoice, rejoice, ye saints, rejoice. Rejoicing in the Lord.
18. Salvation's song be given. Praise to Jesus.
19. Soon shall these eyes, my Saviour, see. Praise to Jesus.
20. Soon shall we find our journey o'er. Nearing Heaven.
21. Stop, thou heavy-laden stranger. Christ's Compassion.
22. The atoning blood is flowing. Redemption.
23. These supplications hear. Lent.
24. Till we meet Thee in glory . Constancy desired:
25. We bless Thy precious Name. Name of Jesus.
26. What wondrous grace in Christ we see. Christ's Humility.
27. Ye dying sons of men; Christ calls, &c. Invitation.
Of these hymns, No. 1 was written as a companion hymn to “Come, let us all unite and sing. God is love; "No. 2,"about 1859;" No. 11, when he received the invitation to proceed to London, as noted above; No. 15, for the baptism of his youngest son; and No. 25 for a Conference which was held in London. All Mr. Hurditch's hymns are characterised by great simplicity and earnestness.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology
C. Russell Hurditch
