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Frederick J. Gillman

Short Name: Frederick J. Gillman
Full Name: Gillman, Frederick John
Birth Year: 1866
Death Year: 1949

Born: February 25, 1866, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.
Died: February 18, 1949, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.

Raised in the Congregationalist denomination, Gilman helped edit the 1909 & 1933 Fellowship Hymn-Book from the National Adult School Union and the Brotherhood Movement. His other works include:

Songs and Singers of Christendom, 1911
The Story of Our Hymns, 1921
The Evolution of the English Hymn (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927)

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Frederick J. Gillman (6)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, let us sing a cheerful songF. J. Gillman (Author)English2
Envía hombres ¡oh Señor!Frederick J. Gillman (Author)Spanish1
God send us men of steadfast willFrederick J. Gillman (Author)English1
God send us men whose aim 'twill beF J Gillman (Author)English84
O Dios, iccannacam comaFrederick J. Gillman (Author)Tagalog1
The birds at morning sweetly singFrederick J. Gillman ()1
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