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William Gawler

1750 - 1809 Person Name: W. Gawler Hymnal Number: 104 From of "CYPRUS" in Hymns of Truth and Praise Born: 1750, Lambeth, London, England. Died: March 15, 1809, London, England. Son of a schoolmaster, Gawler was an organist, teacher, and composer. His Op. 2, a collection of pieces for harpsichord or pianoforte, was published by Preston in the Strand in 1780. Harmonia Sacra, containing psalm tunes, anthems, hymns, and a voluntary, appeared in 1781. In 1784 Gawler was appointed organist (with a salary of £63l) to the Asylum for Female Orphans, Lambeth; he composed for their chapel music (Op. 16) to ‘Twelve Divine Songs’ by Isaac Watts, and collected the psalm tunes in use there in 1785; two sets of voluntaries for the organ (Grove); and some patriotic songs. He was parish clerk at Lambeth for many years, retiring in 1802. His works include: Psalms and Hymns Used at the Asylum for Female Orphans, 1785 --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Henri Rossier

1835 - 1928 Person Name: H. Rossier, 1834-1928 Hymnal Number: 114 Author of "Lord, e'en to death Thy love could go" in Hymns of Truth and Praise Henri Louis Rossier