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J. F. Elwin

1809 - 1890 Hymnal Number: 286 Author of "Peace! What a Precious Sound!" in Hymns of Grace and Truth Elwin, John Fountain, F.R.C.S., son of Col. Fountain Elwin, was born in Sicily, June 8, 1809; was Medical Superintendent of the British Medical Mission from 1872 to 1885; and died Nov. 17, 1890. A few of his hymns are in the Enlarged London Hymn Book, 1873, including "Peace, what a precious sound" (Peace with God). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

L. Burgmiller

Hymnal Number: 60 Composer of "STONY HILL" in Hymns of Grace and Truth

Ed Maurer

Person Name: Ed. Maurer Hymnal Number: 261 Composer of "PETRA" in Hymns of Grace and Truth

H. D'Arcy Champney

1854 - 1942 Hymnal Number: 288 Author of "Saved Through the Blood of Jesus" in Hymns of Grace and Truth Born: Circa July 1854, District of York, Yorkshire, England. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and ordained an Anglican cleric, Champney served at St. Andrew the Less in Cambridge. He eventually left the Church of England and became associated with the Plymouth Brethren. As of 1881, he was living in Cambridge. In 1901, he was living in Tiverton, Devonshire, and listed as a retired clergyman and schoolmaster. --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Russell Carter

Hymnal Number: 147 Author of "Knowing Thy way is always best" in Hymns of Grace and Truth

J. U. Scobell

Hymnal Number: 296 Composer of "SHEPTON" in Hymns of Grace and Truth

Robert W. Dixon

1750 - 1825 Person Name: R. W. Dixon Hymnal Number: 283 Composer of "STAINCLIFFE" in Hymns of Grace and Truth

Friedrich Heinrich Himmel

1765 - 1814 Person Name: F. H. Himmel Hymnal Number: 127 Composer of "HIMMEL" in Hymns of Grace and Truth Born: November 20, 1765, Treuenbrietzen, Germany. Died: June 8, 1814, Berlin, Germany. Himmel studied theology at the University of Halle, but Friedrich Wilhelm II, impressed with his musical ability, sponsored his studies in Dresden under Johann Gottlieb Naumann. He was appointed chamber composer in 1792, and Kapellmeister in 1795. During his career, he toured Italy, Russia, Scandinavia, and central Europe, performing his operas. His works include: Vasco da Gama (Berlin: 1801) Frohsinn und Schwärmerey (Berlin: 1801 ) Fanchon das Leyermädchen (Berlin: 1804) --www.hymntime.com/tch