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W. Spencer Walton

1850 - 1906 Hymnal Number: d89 Author of "O the love that sought me" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

1855 - 1930 Person Name: Francis A. Blackmer Hymnal Number: d147 Author of "O peace the Savior gives" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Blackmer, Francis Augustus. (Ware, Massachusetts, February 17, 1855--October 8, 1930, Somerville, Massachusetts). Advent Christian musician. His parents, Augustus and Jane Blackmer, were among those caught up in the excitement of the Millerite Movement. One son, Fred, became an Advent Christian minister. Francis, with a talent recognized at an early age, consecrated his own life to Christian service as a musician. He was immersed in baptism at the Adventist campmeeting in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Elder Miles Grant. His early years were spend in central Massachusetts, his schooling at Wilbraham Academy. He was largely self-taught in harmony and musical composition. He wrote the words and music to his first gospel song, "Out on the fathomless sea," at the age of sixteen. Altogether he wrote over 300 gospel songs about the Second Coming, witnessing and working for the Lord, and praises to God's Holy Name. A few of these have circulated widely outside his own denomination. His final text, "I shall see him, And be like him," came when he was so weak that his friend, Clarence M. Seamans, had to supply the music. He used the pseudonym, A. Francis, with some of his early songs. Blackmer's first anthology was The Gospel Awakening, (1888). Subsequent gospel songbooks with which he was associated were: Singing by the Way (1895), Carols of Hope (1906), The Golden Sheaf, No. 2 (1916), and Songs of Coming Glory (1926). Most of his adult life was spent in Somerville, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, where he had a prosperous piano business. In the 1890s, his "Francis A. Blackmer Pianos" were made for him by the Washington Hall Piano Company of Boston. Later, his "Good as Gold Pianos" were manufactured by the Christman Piano Company of New York City and shipped directly to his customers throughout New England. In Somerville, Blackmer served as choirmaster and song-leader in the Advent Christian Church for many years. He was also an elder of the church until his death. From 1914 until his death, he was songleader at the mid-summer Alton Bay Campmeeting on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hapshire. There his High Rock Hill was both a salesroom and a summer cottage over the years. He was a member of the board of directors of the campmeeting association for several years. Very popular were his singing sessions on the campground square between suppertim and evening services, and a final sing into the small hours of the night following the final service of the campmeeting. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives

H. A. Walter

1883 - 1918 Person Name: Howard Arnold Walter Hymnal Number: d81 Author of "I would be true, for there are those" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

John Burton

1773 - 1822 Hymnal Number: d56 Author of "Holy Bible, book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Burton, John, born 1773, in Nottingham, where he resided until 1813, when he removed to Leicester, at which town he died in 1822. He was a Baptist, a very earnest Sunday School teacher, and one of the compilers of the Nottingham Sunday School Union Hymn Book, 1812. This book reached the 20th edition in 1861. The 1st edition contains 43 hymns which have his signature. He is known almost exclusively by one hymn, "Holy Bible, book divine" (q.v.). He was also author of The Youth's Monitor, and other similar productions for the young. Robert Hall wrote a recommendatory preface to one of his works. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M. A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Samuel O'Malley Cluff

1837 - 1910 Person Name: Samuel O. Clouph Hymnal Number: d64 Author of "For you I am praying" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Rv Samuel O'Malley Gore Cluff (Clough) United Kingdom 1837-1910. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he attended Trinity College and became a minister in the (Anglican) Church of Ireland. He pastored at various locations in Ireland. In 1884 he became leader of the Plymouth Brethren. He married Anne Blake Edge. They had four children. He wrote hymn poems and about 1000 songs. He composed many melodies and oratories. He died in Abbeyleix, Ireland. While holding crusades in Scotland with D. L. Moody, Ira Sankey came across Cluff's poem about prayer and composed the music for it, used in subsequent crusades. John Perry

Richard Slater

1854 - 1939 Hymnal Number: d105 Author of "No, no, nothing do I bring" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Library of Congress name authority Sources: found: The musical Salvationist, 2011: t.p. (Richard Slater; 1854-1939) p. 32, etc. (b. June 7, 1854 in Clerkenwell; worked in the Salvation Army's Musical Dept. from 1883 until his retirement in 1913; was the principal Salvationist composer, arranger and musical editor of the period; awarded the Order of the Founder, the highest honour bestowed to Salvationists, in 1923; d. Dec. 7, 1939)

John Bakewell

1721 - 1819 Hymnal Number: d47 Author of "Hail, thou once despised Jesus" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Bakewell, John, born at Brailsford, Derbyshire, 1721. At about the age of eighteen his mind was turned towards religious truths by reading Boston's Fourfold State. From that date he became an ardent evangelist, and in 1744 (the year of the first Methodist Conference) he begun to preach. Removing to London some short time after, he became acquainted with the Wesleys, M. Madan, A. M. Toplady, J. Fletcher, and other earnest evangelical men. After conducting for some years the Greenwich Royal Park Academy, he resigned in favour of his son-in-law, Dr. James Egau, and employed much of his time in preaching at various places for the Wesleyans. He died at Lewisham, near Greenwich, March 18, 1819, aged 98, and was buried in the Wesleyan burying ground connected with the City Road Chapel, London. Mr. Bakewell was the author of a few hymns, the best known being, "Hail Thou once despised Jesus," the abbreviations of the same, "Paschal Lamb, by God appointed," and “Jesus, hail, enthroned in glory." A short memoir of him was published by Mr. Stelfox, Belfast, 1864. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) See also in: Hymn Writers of the Church

Evangeline Booth

1865 - 1950 Hymnal Number: d39 Author of "I bring thee all" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book General Evangeline Cory Booth, OF, (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was the 4th General of the Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was its first female General. See also in: Wikipedia

Alexcenah Thomas

1857 - 1910 Hymnal Number: d49 Author of "Bring them in, bring them in" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

John C. Hallett

Hymnal Number: d124 Author of "My heart is filled with melody" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book John Hallett was Music Directr at Northeastern Bible College in Essex Falls, New Jersey. He was the husband Ruth Hallett, the co-writer of "Thank You, Jesus." Dianne Shapiro

Nathaniel Niles

1835 - 1917 Hymnal Number: d160 Author of "I will guide thee" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Franck Nathaniel Niles USA 1835-1917. Born at South Kingstown, RI, grandson of Rv Nathaniel Niles, he was educated at Philips Andover Academy for the legal profession and admitted to the NY Bar in 1857. He practiced law at Providence, RI and in New York City. In the 1870s he was living in Morristown, NJ. In 1872 he served as speaker of the NJ state assembly. He published a plan in 1868 for the “Construction of a ship canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Central America”. In 1879 he became Government Director of the Union Pacific Railroad. He was also made President of Tradesman’s National Bank of New York City. Information found says he and his wife (unnamed) had a son, Alex. His hymn was written while traveling in a streetcar. John Perry ================ Niles, Nathaniel, was b. Sept. 15, 1835, and educated for the legal profession. He practised at Providence, Rhode Island. His hymn, "Precious promise God hath given" (Promise of Rest), was written whilst travelling in a street car, circa 1871, and is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Anna B. Russell

1862 - 1954 Hymnal Number: d204 Author of "Wonderful, wonderful Jesus" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Edward Turney

1816 - 1872 Hymnal Number: d85 Author of "I'll go in the strength of the Lord" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Turney, Edward, D.D., an American Baptist minister, was born at Easton (then Weston), Connecticut, May 6, 1816, and graduated at Madison University, New York. He was successively pastor at Hartford and at Granville, Ohio (1842-47); Professor of Biblical Criticism, Madison University, 1850, and also of Biblical Literature at Fairmount Theological Seminary, Cincinnati (1853-58). Subsequently he taught in Washington, District of Columbia. He died at Washington, Sept. 28, 1872. He published Baptismal Hymn, 1862, and Memorial Poems and Hymns, 1864. Of these hymns the following are in common use:— 1. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus. Peace and Rest in Jesus. 2. Come to Jesus, little one (1860). Invitation. 3. I will go in the strength of the Lord (circa 1860). Missions. In the Church Missionary Gleaner (English) in 1861. 4. O love divine, 0 matchless grace (1864). Divine Love. These hymns are in the Memorial Poems & Hymns, 1864. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Howard Kingsbury

1842 - 1878 Person Name: Howard Kinsbury Hymnal Number: d24 Author of "God is love, God is love" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book 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)

J. Freeman Young

1820 - 1885 Person Name: J. F. Young Hymnal Number: d173 Author of "Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book John Freeman Young (1820-1885) Born: October 30, 1820, Pittston, Maine. Died: November 15, 1885, New York City. Buried: Old City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida. Young attended Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; Wesleyan Seminary, Readfield, Maine; and the Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia. Ordained a Protestant Episcopal minister, he served in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and New York, and became the second bishop of Florida in 1867. His works include: Carols for Christmas Tide (New York: Daniel Dana, Jr., 1859) Hymns and Music for the Young, 1860-61 Great Hymns of the Church (editor; published posthumously in 1887 by John H. Hopkins) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Lucy M. Booth

1868 - 1953 Person Name: Lucy M. Booth-Hellberg Hymnal Number: d234 Author of "Keep on believing, Jesus is near" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Joseph C. Ludgate

1864 - 1947 Person Name: J. C. Ludgate Hymnal Number: d2 Author of "Friendship with Jesus, fellowship divine" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Thomas Dennis

Hymnal Number: d54 Author of "He died of a broken heart for thee" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Dennis was an assistant pastor in Haslemere, Surrey, England. He edited a new edition of the Psalms in poems in 1908, which was printed by J. White, Horace Head, Fleet Street. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

James C. Bateman

1854 - 1888 Hymnal Number: d148 Author of "Down where the living waters flow" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book James C. Bateman was born on November 18, 1854 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Bateman began his musical career singing and playing the banjo in music halls, while also working at an oil mill. He was converted after attending a Salvation Army (SA) hall in Sulcoates. He later joined the Salvation Army, becoming an officer in 1882. He served in various locations, including Cradley Heath, Northampton, Manchester Openshaw, Hanley, and Middlesborough, and contributed a number of songs to The Musical Salvationist. He died on June 5, 1888 in Pentre, South Wales. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Hugh Bourne

1772 - 1852 Hymnal Number: d128 Author of "My soul is now united to Christ, To Christ the" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Bourne, Hugh, the principal founder of the Primitive Methodist Society, and the editor of their first hymn-books, was born at Fordhays, Stoke-on-Trent, April 3, 1772. His father, Joseph Bourne, a person in humble circumstances, was a member of the Church of England, whilst his mother belonged to the Wesleyan Society. His education, for his circumstances, was fairly good; and by earnest application to study he acquired some knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. His mind was of a strongly devotional cast, and the Methodist movement of those days had such attractions for him that he joined himself thereto in 1709. The following year he went to reside near the Mow Cop Colliery, near Burslem, where he had secured an engagement. There, with two or three men of kindred spirit, he carried on a system of Prayer Meetings which culminated in a great Camp Meeting, after the American fashion, upon the Mow Cop Mountain, on Sunday, May 31st, 1807. Other camp meetings followed, but were condemned by the Wesleyan Conference later in the same year. Hugh Bourne, however, continued his evangelistic work in connection with the Wesleyan Society until June 27, 1808, when he was excommunicated, without notice or trial, by the Quarterly Meeting held at Burslem on that day. Subsequent acts of coolness and indifference on the part of the Wesleyan authorities, together with continued success in his evangelistic work, led him gradually to organize the Primitive Methodist Connexion. The decisive break occurred in 1810. From that date to his death, on the 11th Oct., 1852, Bourne gave himself to the work of extending and building up the Society of which he was practically the founder. He was the first editor of its magazine, and the first to compile a hymnal for its use. Hugh Bourne's first effort in hymnology was the published of a very small General Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Camp Meetings, Revivals, &c. 1809. This was enlarged and improved in 1819, 1820, 1821,1822, and again in 1824. To these editions he contributed 10 hymns. In 1829 a second collection was added by him to the foregoing, to which he contributed another 20 hymns. This is the Large Hymn Book, for the Use of the Primitive Methodists. From the first collection one hymn only is still retained in common use:—"Camp-meetings with success are crown'd,” altered to “Camp-meetings God has richly own'd," also rewritten by J. Flesher as, "This meeting with Thy presence crown," in the authorised hymnal of the Connexion; and from the second collection two hymns as follows:— 1. O Righteous Father, Lord of all. Prayer for Children. 2. We have a great High Priest. H. P. of Christ. To the Large Hymn Book 146 hymns were also contributed which bore the signatures sometimes of "H. B. & W. S." and again "W. S. & H. B." In a note we are informed that the hymns with these ascriptions were by "Hugh Bourne and Wm. Sanders, jointly." Of these the following are at present in the authorized Primitive Methodist Hymn Book, 1853, and, in common with most of the hymns in that book, are greatly mutilated, and attributed now to Wm. Sanders and again to H. Bourne, without any apparent reason:— 1. A Pharisee unwisely stood. Lent. 2. Almighty God, of love divine. Praise. 3. Assist us, O Almighty Lord. Missions. 4. Come, let us lift our heart and voice. Christmas. 5. Come, with your sore diseases. Invitation. 6. Encouraged by Thy gracious word. Prayer. 7. Great Jehovah, Sovereign Lord. Prayer. 8. Hark, the Gospel news is sounding. Invitation. 9. Jesus, my Lord, was crucified. Passiontide. 10. Jesus, Who spilt His precious blood. The Advocate. 11. Led by the God of truth and grace. Seeking Heaven. 12. Light of the Gentile race. Missions. 13. My brethren in the Lord. Altered to— Ye foll'wers of the Lord. Faithfulness. 14. My soul is now united, &c. Altered to— By faith I am united. Union with Christ. 15. Now, Lord, I on Thy truth depend. Altered to— O Lord, I on Thy truth depend. Divine Aid. 16. Now, Lord, Thy blessing we implore. D. Blessing. 17. O, heavenly Zion, rise and shine. Altered to— Arise, O Zion, rise, &c. Missions. 18. See, in the mountain of the Lord. Missions. 19. Tho' in a world of sickness. Altered to— While in this world of sickness. Confidence. 20. To Thee, great Source of light. Confidence. 21. To Thee, O God of power divine. Goodness of God. 22. We now are journeying [going] to the place. Heavenward. 23. We read in Thy most holy word. Holy Baptism. 24. Ye sleeping souls, arise. Exhortation. In addition to these, all of which are given in the official Collection of the Primitive Methodist Society, there is also:— 25. Welcome, 0 Saviour, to my heart. Prayer— which is well known to the American hymnals. From a literary point of view these hymns are not worthy of the position which has been accorded to them for so many years. Their simplicity is their redeeming feature. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =================== Bourne, Hugh, p. 165. ii., Nos. 14, "My soul is now united," and 19, "Tho' in a world of sickness," appeared in theSmall Hymn Book, 1821. Another hymn by Bourne and Sanders in the Primitive Methodist Hymnal, 1887, "Behold a sinner at Thy feet" (Penitence), is compiled from hymns 493 and 118 in the P. M. Large Hymn Book, 1824. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

George H. Carr

Hymnal Number: d211 Author of "Jesus is real to me" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book 20th Century

J. Edward Ruark

Hymnal Number: d244 Author of "Joybells ringing in your heart" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Arch R. Wiggins

1893 - 1976 Hymnal Number: d153 Author of "Open wide the stable door" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Mildred Duff

1860 - 1932 Hymnal Number: d234 Author of "Keep on believing, Jesus is near" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

John Lyth

1821 - 1886 Hymnal Number: d200 Author of "There is a better world, they say" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Lyth, John, D.D., was born at York, March 13, 1821. In 1843 he entered the Wesleyan ministry, and was sent in 1859 to Winnenden, as the first Wesleyan minister to Germany. On his return from Germany in 1865, he entered upon regular circuit work in Great Britain, and laboured at Sheffield, Hull, and other large towns until 1883, when he retired from the active work of the ministry. He died on March 13, 1886. His principal prose work was a History of Methodism in York. In 1843 he edited and published a small volume, entitled Wild Flowers; or, a Selection of Original Poetry, edited by J. L. This little work was made up of pieces by himself and members of his family, and the late Dr. Punshon. His hymn, "There is a better world, they say" (Heaven), appeared in the Methodist Scholars' Hymn Book, 1870; and his "We won't give up the Sabbath" (Sunday), in the Methodist Sunday School Hymn Book, 1879. Each of these is an imitation of an older hymn. Dr. Lyth informed the Rev. W. F. Stevenson, editor of Hymns for Church and Home, 1873, that the hymn "There is a better world, they say," was written at Stroud, in Gloucestershire (30th April, 1845) for the anniversary of the neighbouring infant-school at Randwich, and to an air then very popular, called 'All is Well.' That it was written for infant children will explain the simplicity of some of the expressions. It was speedily caught up, and I believe first appeared in the Home and School Hymn Book. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Frederick William Fry

1860 - 1939 Person Name: Fred W. Fry Hymnal Number: d44 Author of "My sins are under the blood" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

George S. Railton

1849 - 1913 Person Name: George Scott Railton Hymnal Number: d179 Author of "Through the world resounding" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

O. S. Grinnell

1826 - 1926 Person Name: Orlando S. Grinnell Hymnal Number: d159 Author of "Glory, glory, Jesus saves me" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Orlando S. Grinnell was better known as a preacher than a songwriter. Still, the Wayne pastor's single hymn was a hit, not for its timeless melody but for its title. In 1921, the minister wrote a hymn for his flock to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wayne Congregational Church. Grinnell titled it "The Little Home Church by the Wayside." http://articles.chicagotribune.com/199

George Jackson

1866 - 1893 Hymnal Number: d76 Author of "I want, dear Lord, a heart that's pure" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Charles Coller

1863 - 1935 Hymnal Number: d109 Author of "Jesus is mighty to save" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Born: March 5, 1863, Romford, Essex, England. Died: March 21, 1935, Edmonton, Middlesex, England. Coller grew up in Woodford, and joined the Salvation Army (SA) at Regent Hall in 1885. He was a member of the SA Household Troops Band on its first campaign in 1887, and later played the trombone in the SA International Staff Band. Beginning in 1895, he worked in various SA trade depots, then in the Trade Department (later Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd) in London. His last appointment was in charge of the music publications department, and he retired as an SA major in 1928. In 1880 he won a copy of Heber’s Poems as a prize for a temperance acrostic, and, from 1895, he contributed more than 200 songs to The Musical Salvationist. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Ruth G. Hallett

Hymnal Number: d192 Author of "Thank you, Jesus, for all you've done" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Ruth was the wife of John Hallet, the co-writer of "Thank You, Jesus." Dianne Shapiro

Mrs. S. Z. Kaufman

Person Name: S. Z. Kaufman Hymnal Number: d53 Author of "He is just the same today" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Stanley E. Ditmer

Person Name: Stanley Ditmer Hymnal Number: d75 Author of "I'm in his hands" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

Theodore H. Kitching

1866 - 1930 Hymnal Number: d59 Author of "How wonderful it is to walk with God" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Theodore Hopkins Kitching, 1866-1930 Born: December 29, 1866, Ackworth, Yorkshire, England. Died: February 10, 1930, Paris, France. Buried: Abney Park Cemetery, London, England. Kitching came to Christ at a Salvation Army (SA) meeting in Bristol, England. He became a SA officer in 1888, and served in Britain, France, Switzerland, and Belgium. He was secretary to SA founder William Booth (1909-12), to SA General Bramwell Booth (1912-14), SA International Secretary for Europe (1914-16), SA Editor-in-Chief (1921-29), and head of the SA Literary Department and Translations Bureau. His son Wilfred became General of the SA in 1954. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Erik Leidzen

1894 - 1962 Hymnal Number: d156 Author of "Peace, perfect peace, far beyond all" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book

R. R. Couch

1853 - 1946 Hymnal Number: d217 Author of "For you he is calling" in Songs for Men, the Salvation Army Official Song Book Rebecca Rhoda Couch (born Foster), born 14 March 1853 in Gillingham, Kent, died 21 May 1946 in Barming Heath, Kent, was a British soldier salvation. Rebecca Rhoda Couch was the daughter of Richard T. Foster, printer at Dockyard in Chatham. She was married to Mark Couch, a military within British engineer troops and lived with him in New Brompton and Gillingham in Kent. On December 22, 1881 published the Couch in the Salvation Army's magazine The War Cry (The Battle Cry) a lyric entitled "We have a message." This song (the melody of Ira David Sankey ) have subsequently been incorporated into the Salvation Army's solid vocal repertoire and is in Swedish translation represented in the Salvation Army Songbook in 1968, and the Salvation Army Songbook 1990. --sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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