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William De Witt Hyde

1858 - 1917 Person Name: William D. Hyde Author of "Creation's Lord, We Give Thee Thanks" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: September 23, 1858, Winchendon, Massachusetts. Died: June 29, 1917, Brunswick, Maine. Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine. Hyde lost both parents an early age, and grew up with relatives in Keene, New Hampshire. He was educated at Phillips Academy in Exeter (1875), Harvard (bachelor’s degree 1879), Union Theological Seminary (1879-80), and Andover Theological Seminary (1882). He was ordained a Congregational minister in 1883, and pastored in Paterson, New Jersey (1883-85), then served as president of Bowdoin College (1885-1917). His works include: Practical Ethics, 1892 Practical Idealism, 1897 God’s Education of Man, 1899 Jesus’ Way, 1902 From Epicurus to Christ, 1904 (reprinted in 1911 as The Five Great Philosophies of Life) Self-Measurement, 1908 © The Cyber Hymnal (www.hymntime.com/tch)

C. T. Winchester

1847 - 1920 Person Name: Caleb Thomas Winchester Author of "The Lord, our God, alone is strong" in Hymnal for Colleges and Schools Winchester, Caleb Thomas, M.A., was born in 1847. He is Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. His hymn, "The Lord our God alone is strong" (Dedication of a Science Hall), was written for the opening of the Orange Judd Hall of Natural Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown. It was included in the Methodist Episcopal Hymnal , 1878 (Nutter's Hymn Studies, 1884). -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================== Winchester, Caleb Thomas. (Montville, Connecticut, January 18, 1847--March 24, 1920, Middletown, Conn.). Eminent teacher and author whose father and grandfather were both Methodist Episcopal ministers. After his preparation for college at Wilbraham Academy, he attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1869. Appointed Librarian of the University he served in that capacity until 1895. In addition he was made Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, 1873, and from 1890 until his death he was Olin Professor of English. He was literary editor of the 1905 Methodist Hymnal and his hymn was included in that book and is in 1935, the third stanza of the original being omitted. A scholar of distinction he gained world-wide recognition as an authority in his field. Author of many books, perhaps his most enduring one, was Some Principles of Literary Criticism, 1899. --Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives

Paul H. Lang

Harmony alterer of "[On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry]" in Hymnal of Christian Unity

Charles Dent Bell

1818 - 1898 Person Name: Charles Dent Bell, 1818-98 Author of "Be with us, gracious Lord, to-day" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Bell, Charles Dent, D.D., son of Henry Humphrey Bell, born at Warwick Lodge, Magherafelt, Ireland, on 10th February, 1818, and educated at the Royal Academy, Edinburgh, and the Royal School, Dungannon, and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating B.A., 1842, M.A., 1852, and D.D., 1878. Having taken Holy Orders, he was successively Curate of Hampton in Arden, and St. Mary's Chapel, Reading, and of St. Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings, 1846; Incumbent of St. John's Chapel, Hampstead, 1854; Vicar of Ambleside, 1861; with Rydal, 1872; and Rector of Cheltenham, 1872. In 1869 he was also appointed Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral. Dr. Bell's works include Night Scenes from the Bible, 1861; Hills that bring Peace, 1872; The Saintly Calling, 1873; Voices from the Lakes, 1877; Songs in the Twilight, 1881; Hymns for the Church and the Chamber, 1882; Songs in Many Keys, 1884; and for the Religious Tract Society, Angelic Beings, and their Nature and Ministry. He has also edited an Appendix to Dr. Walker's Cheltenham Psalms and Hymns, in 1873 (5th ed. 1878). To this Appendix were contributed:— 1. Another Sabbath closes. Sunday Evening. 2. Be near us, Triune God, we pray. Matrimony. 3. Be with us, gracious Lord, to-day. Consecration of a Church. 4. Christ ascends with songs exultant. Ascension. 5. Christ has risen! let the tidings. Easter. 6. Come, gracious Saviour, manifest Thy glory. Advent. 7. From the four winds, O living breath. Missions. 8. Good Lord, the valleys laugh and sing. Harvest. 9. Lord, at Thy mercy-seat we bow. Foundation Stone of Church. 10. O fill me with Thy Spirit, gracious Lord. Whitsuntide. 11. O Jesu, our salvation. Our Prophet, &c. General Praise. 12. On the sad night He was betrayed. Passiontide. 13. "Redeem the time," God only knows. Time. 14. The shadows lengthen, night will soon be here. Evening. 15. To God the Lord, I lift mine eyes. General. 16. With grateful heart and voice we raise. Grace after Meat. These hymns being of recent date are not found, save in one or two instances, in any other collection than Dr. Bell's Appendix to Dr. Walker's Psalms & Hymns, and his Appendix to the Hymnal Companion noted below. With the exception of Nos. 14 and 16, the above were republished in Dr. Bell's Hymns for Church and Chamber, Lond., J. Nisbet & Co., 1882. This work also contains other hymns of merit, and should be consulted in preparing a Collection for congregational or private use. In 1884, Dr. Bell added an Appendix Selected for the Use of Cheltenham Churches to the Hymnal Companion, in which he embodied the hymns given in his former Appendix, and added thereto the fol¬lowing hymns from his Hymns for the Church & Chamber:— 17. Great God, Thy people's dwelling-place. The New Year. 18. He giveth His beloved sleep. Safety during Sleep. 19. O Lamb of God, Who died our souls to win. Peace with God desired. 20. O Saviour Christ, enthroned at God's light hand. Christ the Anointed One. 21. Rest in the Lord. Oh, words of love. Exhortation to trust in God. In addition to these there were also given:— 22. For Erin plead we, God of love. Hymn for Ireland. 23. Jesu, our bright & Morning Star. Epiphany. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ==================== Bell, Charles D. , p. 133, i. Another hymn by Dr. Bell, in his 1884 Appendix to the Hymnal Companion, is "Lord, at Thy throne we bend" (Divine Worship). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ===================== Bell, C. D., p. 133, i. He died suddenly at the National Club, London, Nov. 11, 1898. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

James P. Tiefel

b. 1949 Person Name: James P. Tiefel, b. 1949 Author of "To Jordan's River Came Our Lord" in Lutheran Service Book James P. Tiefel is a longtime professor of worship and homiletics at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, WI, born 1949. His first parish was St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Saginaw, MI. He also serves as the Seminary's choir director and is a skilled organist. Email from G. Schroer