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Frederic Henry Hedge

1805 - 1890 Person Name: Frederick Henry Hedge Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Hedge, Frederick Henry, D.D., son of Professor Hedge of Harvard College, was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1805, and educated in Germany and at Harvard. In 1829 he became pastor of the Unitarian Church, West Cambridge. In 1835 he removed to Bangor, Maine; in 1850 to Providence, and in 1856 to Brookline, Mass. He was appointed in 1857, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge (U.S.), and in 1872, Professor of German Literature at Harvard. Dr. Hedge is one of the editors of the Christian Examiner, and the author of The Prose Writers of Germany, and other works. In 1853 he edited, with Dr. F. D. Huntington, the Unitarian Hymns for the Church of Christ, Boston Crosby, Nichols & Co. To that collection and the supplement (1853) he contributed the following translations from the German:— 1. A mighty fortress is our God. (Ein feste Burg.) 2. Christ hath arisen! joy to, &c. (Goethe's Faust.) 3. The sun is still for ever sounding. (Goethe's Faust.) There is also in the Unitarian Hymn [& Tune] Book for The Church & Home, Boston, 1868, a translation from the Latin. 4. Holy Spirit, Fire divine. (“Veni Sancte Spiritus.") Dr. Hedge's original hymns, given in the Hymns for the Church, 1853, are:— 5. Beneath Thine hammer, Lord, I lie. Resignation. 6. Sovereign and transforming grace. Ordination. Written for the Ordination of H. D. Barlow at Lynn, Mass., Dec. 9, 1829. It is given in several collections. 7. 'Twas in the East, the mystic East. Christmas. 8. 'Twas the day when God's anointed. Good Friday. Written originally for a Confirmation at Bangor, Maine, held on Good Friday, 1843. The hymn "It is finished, Man of Sorrows! From Thy cross, &c," in a few collections, including Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873, is composed of st. iv.-vi. of this hymn. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Arnfeld C. Morck

1913 - 1992 Person Name: Arnfeld C. Morck, n. 1913 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "Preciosa herencia otorga Dios" in Culto Cristiano

Michael Schneider

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Author of "O God, We Read the Holy Law" in Voices Together

Arvella Schuller

1929 - 2014 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "A Mighty Fortress" in Breaking Bread (Vol. 39)

João Finotti

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "Forte Rocha" in The Cyber Hymnal

Scott R. Troyer

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "O God, We Read the Holy Law" in Voices Together

Carl Døving

1867 - 1937 Person Name: Carl Döving Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator (sts. 2, 3) of "Our Lord and God, Oh, Bless This Day" in The Lutheran Hymnal Born: March 21, 1867, Norddalen, Norway. Died: October 2, 1937, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Decorah, Iowa.

Henri Lutteroth

1802 - 1899 Person Name: A. Henri Lutteroth Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "C'est Un Rempart Que Notre Dieu" in The Cyber Hymnal

Thomas Carlyle

1795 - 1881 Person Name: Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "A safe stronghold our God is still" in The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator. Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected to become a preacher by his parents, but while at the University of Edinburgh he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. His combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity, made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order. He brought a trenchant style to his social and political criticism and a complex literary style to works such as The French Revolution: A History (1837). Dickens used Carlyle's work as a primary source for the events of the French Revolution in his novel A Tale of Two Cities. --en.wikipedia.org ======================== Carlyle, Thomas, the Essayist and Historian, is known to hymnody solely through his translation of Luther's "Ein feste Burg," q.v. He was born near Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Dec. 4, 1795, and died at Chelsea, Feb. 5, 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

J. W. Elliott

1833 - 1915 Person Name: J. W. Elliott, 1833-1915 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Composer of "GLORIA IN EXCELSIS" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes J.W. Elliott was a popular composer of the Victorian period, and is best known for his nursery rhyme music and for his work on hymnals in the 1870s. He was born James William Elliott, in Warwick, England, on February 13, 1833. As a child, he sang as a chorister in the Leamington Parish Church. In those days, choristers were given lessons in all facets of church music, including organ lessons, counterpoint studies, and more in exchange for providing an extraordinary level of service to their parish church (services throughout the week, all holidays, extra services, etc.). The result is that most choristers who completed their studies received an excellent music education, and James was no exception. After starting his career as an organist and choirmaster for a countryside church, his talent became obvious. He moved to London, where he assisted Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) in editing Church Hymns. In addition, James worked for a music publisher. His compositions include two operettas, numerous anthems, service music, works for instruments including the very popular harmonium, and most particularly for Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs, his children’s music score that sets many of the Nursery Rhymes to delightful music. Several of his hymn tunes are still in use today in many hymnals, most notably his hymn tune “Day of Rest.” He was heavily involved in the preparation of the musical edition of Church Hymns in 1874, the Choral Service Book of 1892, and transcriptions of hymn tunes using harmonies different than the traditional ones found in hymnals. He died in St. Marylebone, London, on February 5, 1915. --www.nursery-songs.com/