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P. M. Atchley

Composer of "TENDER CARE" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.)

Person Name: Anon. Author of "When all thy mercies O my God" in The Union harmony, or Universal collection of sacred music In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

U. C. Burnap

1834 - 1900 Arranger of "ALLEMANIA" in The Evangelical Hymnal Burnap ran a dry goods business in Brooklyn, though he graduated from the University of Paris with a music degree, and for 37 years played the organ at the Reformed Church in Brooklyn Heights. He was a prolific composer, and helped edit the following: Hymns of the Church, 1869 Hymns of Prayer and Praise, 1871 Hymns and Songs of Praise, 1874 --The Cyber Hymnal™ There is uncertainty about his middle name. Reynolds and the Library of Congress say it was Christopher. A contemporary obituary relied on by "The Cyber Hymnal™" says it was Cicero. It appears that there was another Uzziah C[icero] Burnap who lived (per LOC) 1794-1854.

George Smart

1776 - 1867 Person Name: Sir George Smart Composer of "WILTSHIRE" in The New Canadian Hymnal

Gioacchino A. Rossini

1792 - 1868 Person Name: Rossini Composer of "[When all Thy mercies, O my God]" 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 Gioacchino A. Rossini; b. 1792, Pesaro; d. 1868, Ruelle near Parise Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908