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Arthur H. Dyke Acland

1811 - 1857 Person Name: Arthur H.D. Troyte Hymnal Number: 425 Adapter of "" in Hymnal Arthur Henry Dyke Acland changed his last name to Troyte in 1852 when he succeeded to the estates of Rev. Edward Berkeley Troyte. A part of the requirement for this succession was that he change his last name to Troyte. Therefore he is also known as A. H. D. Troyte, however, Acland is his authority name.

Jonathan Battishill

1738 - 1801 Person Name: Jonathan Battishill Hymnal Number: 124 Composer of "" in Hymnal Jonathan Battishill born in London, 1738; composer of operas, sacred music and glees. He died at Islington, December 9, 1801. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John Weeks Moore, O. Ditson, Boston, c. 1876

Mrs. James T. Weldon

Person Name: J. Weldon Hymnal Number: 408 Composer of "" in Hymnal

William Croft

1678 - 1727 Hymnal Number: 239 Composer (attributed to) of "" in Hymnal William Croft, Mus. Doc. was born in the year 1677 and received his musical education in the Chapel Royal, under Dr. Blow. In 1700 he was admitted a Gentleman Extraordinary of the Chapel Boyd; and in 1707, upon the decease of Jeremiah Clarke, he was appointed joint organist with his mentor, Dr. Blow. In 1709 he was elected organist of Westminster Abbey. This amiable man and excellent musician died in 1727, in the fiftieth year of his age. A very large number of Dr. Croft's compositions remain still in manuscript. Cathedral chants of the XVI, XVII & XVIII centuries, ed. by Edward F. Rimbault, London: D. Almaine & Co., 1844

George Jarvis Geer

1821 - 1885 Hymnal Number: 55 Composer of "" in Hymnal Born: February 24, 1821, Waterbury, Connecticut. Died: March 16, 1885, New York. Buried: Saint Paul’s Churchyard, Manhattan, New York. Geer graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut (1842), and the General Theological Seminary, New York (1845). He served as Rector of Christ Church, Ballston Spa, New York; Associate Rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles, New York (1859); and Rector of St. Timothy’s, New York (1866). He was the first president of the Free Church Guild of New York, and a member of the General Convention of 1874. He received the degree of S. T. D. from Columbia University, and of D.D. from Union in 1862. His works include: Tune-Book of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1848, with Bishop Bedell & Dr. Muhlenburg The Conversion of St. Paul (New York: 1871) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

E. H. Thorne

1834 - 1916 Person Name: Edward H. Thorne Hymnal Number: 394 Composer of "" in Hymnal Thorne, Edward Henry; b. 5-9-1834, Cranbourne, Dorset, d. 12-26-16, London; organist and compos

John E. Roe

1838 - 1871 Person Name: J.E. Roe Hymnal Number: 114 Composer of "" in Hymnal

W. R. Braine

1829 - 1865 Person Name: W.R. Braine Hymnal Number: 420 Composer of "" in Hymnal He served may years as an organist of St. Barnabas Church, Kensington. --The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 218

William Richard Bexfield

1824 - 1853 Person Name: William Richard Bexfield Hymnal Number: 97 Composer of "" in Hymnal William Richard Bexfield, an accomplished composer and organist; author of the oratorio, "Israel Restored," a volume of church anthems, several glees, and other compositions; died Nov. 28, 1853, at his residence, Monmouth Road, Baywater, Eng., aged 28. 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)