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Richard McNemar

1770 - 1839 Author of "The people called Christians" Presbyterian turned Shaker, "father of Shaker literature".

1788 - 1859 Person Name: W. L. M'Calla Editor of "" in A Few Specimens of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs Presbyterian clergyman, controversialist; of Penn., Missouri, and Louisiana; b. 11/25/1788; d. 10/12/1859

Robert S. McAll

1792 - 1838 Author of "Hark! how the choral song of heaven" in The Church Praise Book McAll, Robert Stephens, LL.D., son of the Rev. Robert McAll, was born at Plymouth, Aug. 4, 1792, and educated at Axminster, Devon; Hoxton, London; and Edinburgh University. He graduated M.A. at Edinburgh in 1813, and gave himself for a time to the study of medicine. He was for some time Chaplain of the Macclesfield School, and from 1814 to 1826 minister of St. George's Chapel in the same town. In 1827 he became minister of Mosley Street Chapel, Manchester, and held the same to his death on July 27, 1838. In 1812 he contributed to Dr. Collyer's Collection 8 hymns, which appeared as by "K. S. M." Through one of these, "Hark! how the choral song of heaven" (The Song of Heaven), he is somewhat widely known to hymnody. His Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, Macclesfield, J. Swinnerton, n. d. [circa 1823], was published without Preface, or names of authors. Not one of the 8 hymns contributed by him to Collyer's Collection is therein, and there is nothing to show which are his original compositions. [F. J. Faulding, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. McComb

1793 - 1873 Person Name: Mc. Comb Author of "Groß und schwer ist meine Schuld" in Der Neue Kleine Psalter McComb, William, author of "Chief of sinners though I be" (Christ All and All), was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland, in 1793, and was for several years a bookseller in Belfast. He published The Dirge of O'Neill, 1816; The School of the Sabbath, 1822; and The Voice of a Year, 1848. These together with smaller pieces were collected and pub. as The Poetical Works of William M'Comb, 1864. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

John McCaffrey

1806 - 1881 Person Name: J. McCaffrey Author of "Hail to the mistress of the skies" The Rev. Dr. John McCaffrey (1806-1880) was President of Mount St. Mary College (now University) in Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1838 to 1872. Email sent to Hymnary

Harriet B. McKeever

1807 - 1887 Person Name: Harriet Burn McKeever Author of "While The Years Are Rolling On" in The Cyber Hymnal McKeever, Harriet Burn, b. at Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 28, 1807, and d. at Chester, in the same State, Feb. 7, 1887. She was engaged in educational work in Philadelphia for many years, and was associated with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in that city. Her hymns, written in some instances for use in St. Andrew's, were collected and published as Twilight Musings, in 1857. From this volume we find that "Jesus, high in glory," p. 1574, ii., was written by Miss McKeever. [Rev. John Brownlie] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

1813 - 1843 Person Name: Mc'Cheyne Author of "Love and assurance" in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs McCheyne, Robert Murray, son of Adam McCheyne, W. S., was b. at Edinburgh, May 21, 1813, and educated at Edinburgh University. In 1835 he became Assistant at Larbert,near Stirling, and was ordained in 1836 Minister of St. Peter's Established Church, Dundee. In 1839 he went to Palestine as one of the Mission of Enquiry to the Jews from the Church of Scotland. He d. at Dundee, March 25, 1843. His hymns, a few of which were written in Palestine, appeared in his Songs of Zion to cheer and guide Pilgrims on their way to the New Jerusalem, By the late Rev. B. M. McCheyne....Dundee, W. Middleton, 1843. These hymns were reprinted in his Memoir and Remains, edited by Dr. Andrew A. Bonar, 1844. The Songs as reprinted in 1844 number 14, and date from 1831 to 1841. The best known are, "I once was a stranger to grace and to God;" and, "When this passing world is done." In addition, "Beneath Moriah's rocky side," written at the "Foot of Carmel, June, 1839" (Sent from God); "Like mist on the mountains," written "Jan. 1st, 1831" (Children called to Christ), and "Ten Virgins, clothed in white" (The Ten Virgins), dated 1841, are in common use. [Rev. James Mearns, M. A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Joseph McCreery

1814 - 1892 Author of "The Narrow Way" McCreery, Joseph. (Brutus, New York, April 8, 1814--December 2, Elgin, Illinois). His father was a Methodist preacher. He was married to Sidney Barnes. He graduated from the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and taught school for several years. He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1849 and served in that church from 1847-1858. He joined the Illinois Conference of the newly organized Free Methodist Church in 1865, and was appointed to the Marengo circuit. He left the active ministry in 1869. He was a writer, poet, and composer. For a while he, with a brother, edited a political paper in New York City, named The Plebian. His "A Lament for Ichabod Crane" appeared in the first volume of the New York Tribune. Two of his hymns appeared in editions of the Free Methodist hymnals. "A Wondrous Love Divine" (1910); "I Storm the Gate of Strife" (1910, 1951). --Arlene Clyde, DNAH Archives

W. McDonald

1820 - 1901 Person Name: William McDonald, 1820-1901 Author of "I am Coming to the Cross" in Hymnal of the Church of God McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appeared in 1882 as the official hymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church. From 1870 he spent many years in evangelistic work before his retirement to Monrovia. Sources: Metcalf, Frank J., American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; Tillett, Wilbur F., Our Hymns and Their Authors; Nutter and Tillett, Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church; McCutchan, Robert G., Our Hymnody; Benson, L.F., The English Hymn. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives