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Walter Bond Gilbert

1829 - 1910 Person Name: W. B. Gilbert, Mus. Doc Composer of "[Songs of praise the angels sang]" in The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 Walter Bond Gilbert DMus United Kingdom 1829-1910. Born at Exeter, Devon, England, he studied music under Alfred Angel, Samuel Wesley and Henry Bishop. He attended New College, Oxford and the University of Toronto, Canada. He was organist in Devon at Topsham in 1847, Bideford in 1849, Kent at Tonbridge in 1854, Old Colliegiate Church, Maidstone in 1859, Lee in 1866, Boston, Lincolnshirein 1868, and Trinity Chapel in New York City in 1869-1897. He taught music at Tonbridge School, helped found the College of Organists, edited the America Episcopal Hymnal, and wrote a number of monographs, including “Antiquities of Maidstone”. He continued to write church music, producing services, oratorios (including “The Restoration of Israel and St. John, 1857), organ works, and anthems. He died at Headington, Oxford, England. John Perry

Johann Scheffler

1624 - 1677 Person Name: Johann Scheffler, 1586-1630 Composer of "CULBACH (ACH WANN)" in CPWI Hymnal Used Angelus Silesius as a pen name. See also Angelus Silesius, 1624-1677

Thomas Clark

1775 - 1859 Composer of "ESSEX" in Hymns of Praise with Tunes Baptized: February 5, 1775, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: May 30, 1859, at his home in St. George’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, England. A cobbler and choir trainer, Clark led the singing of the Psalms at the Wesleyan Chapel, Canterbury, and later at the Unitarian Church in Canterbury. It has been claimed he never actually joined the Unitarians, though he sympathized with them, and he resigned from the Methodists. Clark wrote a number of anthems, including "Awake Up, My Glory", "Daughter of Zion" and "Since I Have Placed My Trust." His other works include: First Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1805 Second Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, circa 1810 Congregational Harmonist, 4 volumes (1828 to circa 1835) The Sacred Gleaner, 1830 The Union Tune-Book, 1837 (co-editor) Union Harmonist, 1841 Harmonized the second edition of the Union Tune Book for the Sunday School Union, 1842 The Juvenile Harmonist, 1842 David’s Harp—A Series of Original Tunes Composed Expressly to the Psalter, 1843 The Seraphim or Sacred Harmonist, 1843 British Psalmody, with Alexander Hume (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1844) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

John Antes

1740 - 1811 Composer of "MONKLAND" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 John Antes (b. Frederick, PA, 1740; d. Bristol, England, 1811) was a missionary, watchmaker, business manager, and composer. Born near the Moravian community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was trained at the Moravian boys' school and later received religious education and further training as a watchmaker in Herrnhut, Germany. From 1770 to 1781 he served as a missionary in Egypt and from 1783 until his death was the business manager of the Moravian community in Fullneck, England. Although music was his avocation, Antes was a fine composer and musician. Among his compositions are a number of anthems, several string trios, and over fifty hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Charles Zeuner

1795 - 1857 Person Name: Chas. Zeuner Composer of "TELEMANN'S CHANT" in The National Hymn Book of the American Churches Also: Zeuner, Heinrich Christoph, 1795-1857 Zeuner, Heinrich Christopher, 1795-1857

John B. Wilkes

1785 - 1869 Arranger of "MONKLAND" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 John Bernard Wilkes (1785-1869). Not to be confused with John Wilkes (?-1882).

Georg Christoph Strattner

1644 - 1704 Person Name: Georg C. Strattner Composer of "[POSEN]" in The Hymnal Georg Christoph Strattner; b. about 1650, in Hungary; d. 1704-5 in Weimar Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Timothy B. Mason

1801 - 1861 Person Name: T. B. Mason Composer of "SOLACE" in The National Baptist Hymnal Timothy Batelle Mason USA 1801-1861. Born at Medfield, MA, a younger brother of Lowell Mason, he became an author and wrote or co-authored several works, including: “The sacred harp” (1836), “The liberty minstrel” (1845), “The shawm: a library of church music” (1853), “A journey through Kansas” (1855). He founded the Eclectic Academy of Cincinnati, OH. In 1821 he married Alma Harding, and they had six children: Alma, Lucretia, Addison, Henry, Mary, and Abbie. His wife, Alma, died in 1836. In 1837 he married Abigail (Abby) K Hall, and they had three children: Edward, Helen, and William. He was an author, arranger, editor, and compiler of anthems, hymns, tune books, scores, Psalms, motets, and shape-note hymnals. He died from cancer at Cincinnati, OH. John Perry

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

1786 - 1868 Person Name: Xavier Schnyder Composer of "HORTON" in The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal

Jonathan Battishill

1738 - 1801 Person Name: J. Battishill Composer of "[Songs of praise the angels sang]" in The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 Jonathan Battishill born in London, 1738; composer of operas, sacred music and glees. He died at Islington, December 9, 1801. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John Weeks Moore, O. Ditson, Boston, c. 1876

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