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Robert J. Powell

1932 - 2025 Harmonizer of "MUNICH" in The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement POWELL, ROBERT J., FAGO, ChM (b. 1932): B.M. in organ and composition, Louisiana State University; S.M.M. Union Theological Seminary, New York. Positions held include Assistant Organist, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York; Director of Music, St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH; Organist/Choirmaster, Christ Church, Greenville, SC, and Organist, Trinity United Methodist Church, Greenvillw, SC. Over 500 compositions in print. Robert J. Grimpo (from In Melody and Song, Darcey Press, 2014

John Hullah

1812 - 1884 Person Name: Julian Hullah Composer of "BENTLEY" in Redemption Hymnal Born: June 27, 1812, Worcester, England. Died: February 21, 1884, London, England.

Johann G. C. Störl

1675 - 1719 Person Name: Storl Composer of "MUNICH" in The New Canadian Hymnal Johann Georg Stoerl; b. 1675, Kirchberg; d. 1719, Stuttgart Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Samuel Smith

1821 - 1917 Person Name: S. Smith Composer of "EDENGROVE" in Hymns and Tunes for Schools

R. Gerald Hobbs

b. 1941 Reviser, v. 2 of "O Christ, the Word Incarnate" in Voices United

Bartholomaüs Helder

1585 - 1635 Person Name: Bartholomäus Helder Composer of "WOHLAUF, THUT NICHT VERZAGEN" in The Harvard University Hymn Book Helder, Bartholomäus, son of Johann Helder, Superintendent in Gotha, became, in 1607, schoolmaster at Friemar, and in 1616, pastor of Bemstadt, near Gotha, where he died of the pestilence, Oct. 28, 1635 (Koch, iii. 114, 115, 248; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xi. 684, 685, &c). Helder published two works (both in the Royal Library, Berlin). (1) Cymbalum Genethliacum. Erfurt, 1615 ; and (2) Cymbalum Davidicum. Erfurt, 1620. The first contains 15 Christmas and New Year Hymns, and the second 25, mostly Psalm versions. In the Cantionale Sacrum, Gotna, 1646-48, over 50 hymns are given with his name as composer of the music and without definite ascription as regards the words. Two of these have passed into English, viz.:— i. In meiner Noth ruf ich zu dir. Supplication. A prayer for grace, which appeared in the Cantionale Sacrum, pt. ii., Gotha, 1648, No. 71, in 3 st. of 6 1. Translated by Miss Manington, 1863, p. 1, as "From out my woe I cry to Thee." ii. O Lämmlein Gottes, Jesu Christ. St. John Baptist's Day. Founded on St. John i. 29. Appeared as No. 103 in the Cantionale Sacrum, Gotha, 1646, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, entitled, "On St. John's Day." Included as No. 391 in the Unverfälschter Liedersegen. 1851. The only translation in common use is "O Jesus, Lamb of God, who art," in full, by A. Crull, as No. 120 in the Ohio Lutheran Hymnal, 1880. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)