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Eliza S. Alderson

1818 - 1889 Person Name: Mrs. Eliza S. Alderson (abridged) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Lord of glory, Who hast bought us" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes Alderson, Eliza Sibbald, née Dykes, granddaughter of the Rev. Thomas Dykes, of Hull, and sister of the Rev. Dr. Dykes, born in 1818, and married, in 1850, to the Rev. W. T. Alderson, some time chaplain to the West Riding House of Correction, Wakefield. Mrs. Alderson is the author of the following hymns, the first of which is likely to attain a commanding position:— 1. And now, beloved Lord, Thy soul resigning. [Passiontide.] A hymn of more than usual merit, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, written in 1868 at the request of Dr. Dykes. In 1875, stanzas i., ii., v. and vi., were given in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, No. 121, with a special tune Commendation by Dr. Dykes. The full original text is restored in Thring's Collection, 1882, No. 170. 2. Lord of glory, Who hast bought us. [Almsgiving.] Written in 1864, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines, and published in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868, No. 372, and repeated in the revised edition 1875, No. 367, Mrs. Alderson says, "It was the very strong feeling that a tithe of our income was a solemn debt to God and His poor, which inspired it." Dr. Dykes’s tune "Charitas" was composed for this hymn. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ===================== Alderson, Eliza S., p. 38, i. She was born Aug. 16, 1818, and died at Kirkthorpe, Yorkshire, Mar. 18, 1889. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Epigmenio Velasco

1880 - 1940 Person Name: Epigmenio Velasco, 1880-1940 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Un raudal de bendiciones" in Culto Cristiano Epigmenio Velasco Urda was a choir director, pastor, poet, composer and journalist from Mexico City. Dianne Shapiro from Celebremos su Gloria (Colombia/Illinois: Libros Alianza/Celebration), 1992

Mark Andrews

1875 - 1939 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Composer of "FOSDICK" in Hymns of the Living Church

Mateo Cosidó

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Hoy es día de reposo" in Culto Cristiano

James Allen

1734 - 1804 Person Name: Rev. James Allen, 1734-1804 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Sweet the moments, rich in blessing" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes Allen, James, born at Gayle, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, June 24, 1734, and educated with a view to taking Holy Orders, first with two clergymen at different times, and then for one year at St. John's Coll., Cambridge. Leaving the University in 1752 he became a follower of Benjamin Ingham, the founder of the sect of the Inghamites, but subsequently joined himself to the Sandemanians; and finally built a chapel on his estate at Gayle, and ministered therein to the time of his death; died 31st Oct., 1804. He published a small volume, Christian Songs, containing 17 hymns, and was the editor and a principal contributor to the Kendal Hymn Book, 1757, and Appendix to the 2nd edition, 1761. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William S. Bambridge

1842 - 1923 Person Name: William Samuel Bambridge, 1842-1923 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Composer of "SAINT ASAPH" in Culto Cristiano

Germán Luders

? - 1878 Person Name: Germán Luders, n. 1878 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Del sepulcro tenebroso" in Culto Cristiano

Brinley Richards

1819 - 1885 Person Name: Henry Brinley Richards, 1817-1889 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Composer of "ARMSTRONG" in Culto Cristiano

B. Schumacher

1886 - 1978 Person Name: Bernhard Schumacher, n. 1886 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Composer of "BALTIMORE" in Culto Cristiano Bernhard Schumacher wrote a 4th stanza to "Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds" which appears in Evangelical Lutheran Humnary, 1996, #180 and Lutheran Service Book, 2006, #867.

Archer T. Gurney

1820 - 1887 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 Author of "Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly, Let your songs of gladness ring" in The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes Gurney, Archer Thompson, was born in 1820, and educated for the legal profession. He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple, but in 1849 he entered Holy Orders. He held several appointments, including the Curacy of Buckingham, 1854-58; the Chaplaincy of the Court Church, Paris, 1858-71, and other charges. He died at Bath, March 21, 1887. His published works include:— Spring, 1853; Songs of the Present, 1854; The Ode of Peace, 1855; Songs of Early Summer, 1856; and A Book of Praise, 1862. To the Book of Praise he contributed 147 hymns. Very few of these are known beyond his own collection. He is widely known through his Easter hymn “Christ is risen, Christ is risen." His "Memory of the blest departed" (SS. Philip and James) is in the People's Hymnal, 1867. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology