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Eva von Collani

Author of "Lenzesgruss" in Der Kinder Lobgesang, ein Kindertag Program fuer die Sonntagschule

1863 - 1935 Author of "Peace of God, on me descending" in Tabernacle Choir 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/

Percy E. B. Coller

1895 - 1955 Composer of "ST. JOAN" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray)

Collett.

Person Name: Collett Author of "Reliance" in A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.)

Samuel Collett

Author of "Through all the various [varying] shifting [passing] scene" in A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.)

W. L. Collett

Author of "While raptured saints adoring stand" in Hymns for Social and Private Worship, Altered to a Devotional Form

Homer W. Colley

Author of "My loved ones are gone" in Encore

Collier

Author of "O gracious Lord of all" in The Christian Minstrel

Edward A. Collier

1835 - 1920 Person Name: Edw. A. Collier, D.D. Author of "The Saviour's Face" in Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 Collier, Edward Augustus, a Congregational Minister at Kinderhook, New York State, is the author of "Thou, Lord, art God alone" (Holy Trinity) in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ======================== Collier, Edward. (New York City, November 21, 1835--December 20, 1920). Congregationalist. Son of Ezra and Mary Shaw Collier. New York University, A.B. 1857; A.M. 1860; D.D. 1884. Attended Princeton Theological Seminary, 1860. Pastorates at Saugerties, NY. 1860-1861; Armenia, New York, 1861-1864; Kinderhook, New York, 1864-1907, then pastor emeritus. Author Lyrics from the Psalter, 1907; A History of Old Kinderhook, 1914; also many metrical versions of the psalms, etc. --Howard Springer, DNAH Archives