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N. L. Frothingham

1793 - 1870 Person Name: Frothingham Hymnal Number: 47 Author of "O God, whose presence glows in all" in Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship Frothingham, Nathaniel Langdon, D.D., born at Boston July 23rd, 1793, and graduated at Harvard 1811, where he was also sometime Tutor. From 1815 to 1850 he was Pastor of the First Church (Unitarian), Boston, and subsequently attended as a worshipper the church where he had been 35 years minister till his sight and strength failed him. He died April 4th, 1870. His Metrical Pieces, in 2 volumes, were published in 1855 and 1870. 1. O God, Whose presence glows in all. Ordination. This was written in 1828 for the ordination of W. B. Lunt, New York. 2. We meditate the day . Installation. Written in 1835 for Mr. Lunt's installation at Quincy, Mass., as Co-pastor with Peter Whitney. 3. O Lord of life and truth and grace . Ordination. Also a special hymn. It was composed for the ordination of H. W. Bellowes, New York, 1839. It is found in common with Nos. 1 and 2 in Frothingham's Metrical Pieces, 1855. These Metrical Pieces are unknown to the English Collections. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================ Frothingham, N. L. , p. 400, ii. Other hymns are:— 1. O Saviour, Whose immortal word. Opening of a Place of Worship. Written "For the Dedication of the Church of the Saviour, Boston, November 16, 1847." 2. Remember Me, the Saviour said. Holy Communion. 3. They passed away from sight. Death and Burial. 4. When I am weak, I'm strong. Spiritual Strength. Nos. l, 2, and 4 are from his Metrical Pieces, Translated and Original, 1855, --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Thomas William Baxter Aveling

1815 - 1884 Person Name: Aveling Hymnal Number: 448 Author of "Whene'er the clouds of sorrow roll" in Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship Aveling, Thomas William Baxter, D.D., born Castletown, Isle of Man, May 11, 1815, educated privately and at Highbury College for the Congregational Ministry, and ordained to the pastorate of Kingsland in 1838, died at Reedham, July 3, 1884. In 1875 he received the degree of D.D. from the Howard University, United States. His published works include The Irish Scholar, a Narrative, 1841; Naaman, or Life's Shadows and Sunshine, 1853 ; Voices of Many Waters, &c, 1855; The Service of the Sanctuary, &c, 1859, including contributions to periodicals. Dr. Aveling was sometime editor of The Jewish Herald. In 1834 he published a small volume of poems and hymns. Those of his hymns which have come into common use were mostly written from year to year to be sung when he preached his New Year's Sermon to the young. Some of them came to the public through the Magazines. We are not aware that they have been collected. The best known are:—"On! towards Zion, on I" "Hail! Thou God of grace and glory," and "Lord of the lofty and the low." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ============================= Aveling, Thomas William Baxter. (Castletown, Isle of Man, May 11, 1815--July 3, 1884, Reedham). Congregationalist. Highbury College, 1838. Honorary D.D. from Howard University, 1875. Pastor of Independent Chapel at Kingsland, a suburb of London, 1838-1884. Author and editor, and chairman of the Congregational Union 1876. --Anastasia Van Burkalow, DNAH Archives

Elizabeth Tuck

Person Name: Tuck Hymnal Number: 536 Author of "There is a region lovelier far" in Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship Author of Vallis, Vale and other Poems

Amelia Opie

1769 - 1853 Person Name: Mrs. Opie Hymnal Number: 112 Author of "There seems a voice in every gale" in Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship Opie, Amelia, née Alderson, daughter of Dr. Alderson, a physician at Norwich, was born there Nov. 12, 1769. In May 1798 she was married to John Opie, the painter, who died in 1807. Originally Mrs. Opie was an Unitarian, but in 1814 she joined the Society of Friends. Most of her subsequent life she lived at Castle Meadow, Norwich, where she died Dec. 2, 1853. Mrs. Opie's prose works were somewhat numerous, and included Father and Daughter, 1801, a most popular tale; Temper, 1812; Tales of Real Life, 1813; and others. Her poetical works were Miscellaneous Poems, 1802; The Warrior's Return and Other Poems, 1808; Lays for the Dead, 1833, &c. Very few of her poems have come into use as hymns. The best known is “There seems a voice in every gale." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =================== Opie, Amelia , p. 871, i. Another hymn by Mrs. Opie in common use is "When the disciples saw their Lord" (Travel by Sea and Land), in Com. Praise 1879. Dated 1838. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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