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William Tidd Matson

1833 - 1899 Person Name: William T. Matson, 1833-1906 Author of "Teach Me, O Lord, Thy Holy Way" in Hymns for Youth Matson, William Tidd, was born at West Hackney, London, Oct. 17, 1833. He was educated first under the Rev. J. M. Gould, and then at St. John's College, Cambridge. Subsequently he studied under Professor Nesbitt, at the Agricultural and Chemical College, Kennington. In 1853 he underwent a great spiritual change. Leaving the Church of England, he first joined the Methodist New Connexion body, and then the Congregationalists. After the usual theological training, he entered the ministry, and held several pastorates, including Havant, Hants; Gosport; Highbury; Portsmouth, and others. His poetical works include:— (1) A Summer Evening Reverie, and Other Poems, 1857; (2) Poems, 1858; (3) Pleasures of the Sanctuary, 1865; (4) The Inner Life, 1866; (5) Sacred Lyrics, 1870; (6) Three Supplemental Hymns, &c, 1872; (7) The World Redeemed, 1881, &c. Several of Matson's hymns have been given in Allon's Supplemental Hymns; Horder's Congregational Hymns; The Baptist Hymnal; Dale's English Hymn Book.; Barrett's Congregational Church Hymnal, 1887, and others. The best known are:— 1. Father, of all, Whose wondrous power. Prayer to the Holy Trinity. 2. Glory, glory to God in the highest. Christmas. 3. God is in His temple. Divine Worship. 4. I'm but a little child. A Child's Prayer. 5. In whom shall I find comfort? God, the Source of Comfort. 6. Lord, I was blind, I could not see. Christ, the Life of Men. 7. O blessed Life, the heart at rest. Christ the Life of Men. 8. Teach me, O Lord, Thy holy way. Divine Guidance desired. Mr Matson's hymns show a considerable mastery of the forms of hymnic expression, but are somewhat lacking in lyric energy. Those written for use with German chorales are excellent efforts, and rank with his best work. Taken as a whole his hymns are far above the average, and deserve wide acknowledgment. [Rev. W. Garrett Horder] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================ Matson, W. T, p. 719, ii. His "Glory to God in the highest, Shall be our song to-day" (Christmas) is in the Scottish Hymnal, 1884. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================= Matson, W. T. , p. 719, ii. He died in 1899. The hymn, "Glory to God in the highest, shall be our song to-day," p. 1591, i., is given to Mr. Matson in error. It is found in W. B. Bradbury's Golden Censer, 1864, p. 116, without authorship, and again in P. Phillips's Singing Pilgrim, 1866, p. 79, as by Mrs. E. H. Gates. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Edward Shippen Barnes

1887 - 1958 Composer of "HOVENDEN" in The Church School Hymnal for Youth Edward Shippen Barnes was an American organist and composer. He was born 9 September 1887 in Seabright, NJ and died 2 February 1958 in Idyllwild, CA. He studied at Yale University with Horatio Parker and Harry Jepson, then continued his studies in Paris. He worked as an organizt at Church of the Incarnation in New York, Rutgers Presbyterian Chruch in New York, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica. He is known for his organ syvmphonies. Dianne Shapiro

Cornelius Elven

1791 - 1873 Composer of "HOLBORN HILL" in Songs of the Christian Life Elven, Cornelius, pastor for fifty years of the Baptist Church at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, was born in 1797, and died in 1873. His hymn, "With broken heart and contrite sigh” (Lent), is found in several collections in Great Britain and America. It was written in Jan., 1852 (Miller's Singers & Songs, p., 449) for use at special services by his own congregation, and was included in the Baptist Psalms & Hymns, 1858. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

H. A. Harding

1855 - 1930 Composer of "FOEL FRAS" in Hymns of the United Church

Francis Duckworth

1862 - 1941 Composer of "RIMINGTON" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: December 25, 1862, Rimington, Yorkshire, England. Died: August 16, 1941, at his home Swanside in Colne, England. Buried: St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Gisburn, Lancashire. His gravestone bears the music of Rimington, and a plaque to his memory was placed above the doorway to the former Methodist Chapel in Stopper Lane, Lancashire. When Duckworth was five years old, his family moved to the village of Stopper Lane, near Rimington. He had to leave school at age 12 to help in the family business. At age 20, he moved to Burnley, Lancashire, to work for a tobacconist cousin. Six years later, he returned to live at Colne, and in 1899 took a grocery business in Market Street, Colne. Duckworth had an early interest in music, but received only three months of formal lessons. Shortly after arriving in Colne, he became deputy organist (later organist) at the Albert Road Methodist Church, serving until 1929. He composed numerous hymn tunes, 18 of them appearing in the Rimington Hymnal. His tune Rimington was sung by a massive congregation of British troops on the Mount of Olives after the surrender of Jerusalem during World War I. --www.hymntime.com/tch

William Dixon

1750 - 1825 Person Name: R. W. Dixon, 1760-1825 Composer of "STAINCLIFFE" in The Riverdale Hymn Book William Dixon b. ? Lndon, c. 1760; d. there 1825) composer, writer, teacher and music-engraver; lived partly in London, partly in Liverpool, where he was apparently connected with All Saints' Church. He composed 'Psalmodia Christiana," a collection of sacred music (1790); 'Euphonia,' 62 psalm and hymn tunes in 4 parts for All Saints' Church, Liverpool' Moralities, or verses on music, friendship, avarice, etc.' services, anthems, glees; also som numbers in Arnold's collection of hymn tunes. He also wrote an Introduction ot Singing, 1795) Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians (vol. 2) by H. C. Colles (Macmillan Company, 1906)

R. W. Dixon

1806 - 1876 Composer of "STAINCLIFFE" in Northfield Hymnal No. 2 Dixon, Robert William. (Wapping, Middlesex, England, c.1805--December 6, 1876, Hastings, Sussex). "To R.W. Dixon, Esq., J.P. and D.L. (Fellow of the Hist. Soc. of Gt. Br.), for a large number of must tuneful and original compositions from his private MSS." -Preface, Burney Tune-Book. (1875). London: F. Pitman. [CASTLE EDEN is #168] See also: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elliff/p3.htm#i563 for Elliff name and variants in the UK for census information, which lists his occupation as follows: Occupation 7 Apr 1861 J.P. & Commissioner of Taxes. (1861 Census Returns - RG9/3701). --In part from DNAH Archives.