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John O. Beall

1883 - 1961 Person Name: John Otho Beall Hymnal Number: 5973 Composer of "[We are waiting and watching, dear Savior]" in The Cyber Hymnal John Otho Beall, brother of B.B. Beall and J. Guy Beall, was born on November 26, 1883. He made his living as an evangelistic singer. He had polio in his youth but shared his beautiful baritone voice as a singer. He and his seven brothers taught singing schools in many churches. He died on October 9, 1961. NN, Hymnary editor. Sources: His obituary on www.findagrave.com/

J. William Suffern

Hymnal Number: 178 Author of "Angel Band" in The Cyber Hymnal

Accepted Widdop

1750 - 1801 Person Name: Widdop, 1750-1801 Hymnal Number: 7814 Composer of "OSSETT" in The Cyber Hymnal

R. K. Greville

1794 - 1866 Person Name: Robert K. Greville Hymnal Number: 8341 Author of "A Lost And Sinful World To Save" in The Cyber Hymnal Greville, Robert Kaye, LL.D., was eldest son of Rev. Robert Greville, rector of Edlaston, Derbyshire, and was b. at Bishop Auckland in 1794. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and London, and finally settled, though he did not practise, in Edinburgh. He was a distinguished botanist, and a well-known philanthropist. He edited and contributed to a number of the current annuals from 1830 to 1850. He was a member of the congregation of the Rev. D. T. K. Drummond, and joint editor with him of The Church of England Hymn-book, 1838, contributing thereto 9 hymns. He d. at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, June 4, 1866 (Miller's Singers & Songs, p. 438). [See Scottish Hymnody, § vi.] His hymns, dating from th< collection of 1838, are:— 1. A little while and every fear. Death anticipated. 2. A lost and sinful world to save. Christmas. 3. Before Thy throne in fetters bound. Temperance. 4. God of the world, we praise Thy name. Temperance. 5. O Ancient of eternal days. Praise to the Father. 6. 0 God, the Judge of nations, hear. National Fast. 7. O God, we come before Thee. Happiness desired. 8. While still Thy all-creative hand. God's Faithfulness. 9. Ye humble souls in sorrow bending. Burial. In addition to these hymns, some of which are still in common use and all are worthy of attention, the following is also by Dr. Greville:— 10. 0 God, from Thee alone. Missions. It appeared in The Church of England Magazine, Jan. 18, 1839, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines. In 1852 it passed into the S. P. C. K. Hymns, No. 188, and was repeated in later editions and in other collections. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology

T. Bissell

1809 - 1877 Hymnal Number: 14190 Composer of "[All hail the peerless night]" in The Cyber Hymnal T. Bissell, born in England; know as a music-teacher, organist,a nd composer, Boston, Mass., published one or two collections of church music. A dictionary of musical information: containing also a vocabulary of musical terms, and a list of modern musical works published in the United States from 1640 to 1875 by John Weeks Moore (Boston: Oliver Ditson, c. 1876)

R. N. Grisham

1877 - 1936 Hymnal Number: 3182 Author (v. 1-3) of "I Will Never Turn Back" in The Cyber Hymnal Rufus Norton Grisham

J. T. Wilde

Hymnal Number: 12863 Author of "The Wondrous Story" in The Cyber Hymnal

Walter E. Rush

Hymnal Number: 9326 Composer of "ARARAT" in The Cyber Hymnal

William Bouverie Trevelyan

1853 - 1929 Person Name: William B. Trevelyan Hymnal Number: 1646 Author of "Father, See Thy Children" in The Cyber Hymnal Trevelyan, William Bouverie, M.A., of Trinity College, Camb., B.A. 1876, M.A. 1879; D. 1877, P. 1878. From 1881-84 Vice-Principal of Ely College, and 1884 Vicar of St. Matthew's, Westminster. Contributed to C. W. A. Brooke's Additional Hymns, 1903, "Father, see Thy children bending at Thy throne" (Holy Communion). This was repeated with the omission of the refrain in The English Hymnal, 1906. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)