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Gideon Froelich

Person Name: G. Froelich Composer of "[We are going out to battle]" in Songs of Praise and Delight Apparently the husband of hymn-writer Mrs. Marion or Marian Froelich, Prof. Gideon Froelich was organist both of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and of Ahawath Chesed Synagogue, both in New York City. The rabbi of the synagogue, Isaac S. Moses, in the preface to the seventh edition of his The Sabbath-School Hymnal (New York: The Bloch Publishing Co., 1906), thanked Mrs. Marion Froelich for her help with English translations of German verse, and wrote:Prof. Gideon Froelich, whose genius has enriched this book with its finest melodies; no words are adequate to express the editor's gratitude and appreciation. For many years the organist of the above mentioned congregation, he has caught the spirit of Jewish melody, and the character of Jewish worship. His greater reward he will find in the joy which his compositions will produce in the hearts of thousands of Jewish children and in the gratitude of many worshipers in the Synagogue and the home.(source: AGO Founders Hymnal, p.96) ============== 19th Century Froelich, whose name is sometimes given with the title "Professor," was organist and choirmaster of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, and organist at the Ahawath Chesed Synagogue, both in New York City. He also helped found of the American Guild of Organists. www.hymntime.com/tch/

John A. Lee

1866 - 1952 Person Name: J. A. Lee Author of "Wonderful time, we are going to see"

Daniel T. Taylor

1823 - 1899 Author of "O that beautiful home!" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book Advent Chritsian hymnist and minister

Edward Roberts

Author of "Come and see" in Perennial Songs Edward Roberts, Pontypridd. (Cân a Mawl, 1918, #19).

T. L. Gilley

b. 1913 Person Name: T. L. Gilley, Jr. Composer of "[We are fellow trav'lers going to a peaceful land]" in Silver Trumpets Gilley, T.L., Jr. (Randolph County, Alabama, January 12, 1913-- ). Church of God. Attended Vaughan's School of Music, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Farmer and prolific writer, having had songs published by many companies, but principally by Tennessee Music and Printing Company. --Bob J. Neil, DNAH Archives

John O. Foster

Author of "We Are Going (Foster)" in The Cyber Hymnal 19th Century Currently, our only data on Foster is that he was a minister. --www.hymntime.com/tch/