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Charles Edward Prior

1856 - 1927 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Prior Hymnal Number: 48 Composer of "[Shout, shout for joy, the King in Zion reigneth]" in Gathered Jewels Charles Edward Prior, 1856-1927 Prior played the piano at the Italian Baptist Mission in Hartford, Connecticut, in the late 19th Century. Music-- Go Stand and Speak Work for Us All --hymntime.com/tch

W. Warren Bentley

Person Name: Wm. W. Bentley Hymnal Number: 82 Composer of "[Waiting is the golden harvest]" in Gathered Jewels

D. S. Hakes

Hymnal Number: 51 Composer of "[Like as a father pities his child]" in Gathered Jewels

Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth

Hymnal Number: 35 Author of "Who Will Be There?" in Gathered Jewels Late 19th Century

Harry Sanders

Hymnal Number: 184 Composer of "[Savior, Jesus! pass not by]" in Gathered Jewels

W. W. Whitney Co.

Person Name: W. W. Whitney Publisher of "" in Gathered Jewels Toledo, Ohio

James H. Anderson

Person Name: J. H. Anderson Hymnal Number: 95 Composer of "[Jesus, I am waiting now]" in Gathered Jewels

James Edson White

1849 - 1928 Person Name: J. E. White Hymnal Number: 155 Composer of "[To Jesus, to Jesus]" in Gathered Jewels

Lucy Larcom

1824 - 1893 Hymnal Number: 113 Author of "Show Me Thy Way" in Gathered Jewels Larcom, Lucy, was born at Beverley Farm, Massachusetts, in 1826. Her Poems were published in 1864. Her hymn, "When for me the silent oar" [Death Anticipated), was published in 1868. She died in 1893. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =============== Larcom, Lucy, p. 1576, ii. The extended use of this writer's hymns justifies a more detailed account of her life and work than is given on p. 1576. She was born in 1824, and worked from 1837-45 in the mills of Lawrence, Mass., then engaged in elementary teaching 1846-49, became a student at Monticello Female Seminary, Alton, Ill., 1849-52, and then entered upon advanced teaching in higher-class schools, and literary work. She edited with J. G. Whittier, Child Life in Poetry, 1871; Child Life in Prose, 1873; Songs of Three Centuries, 1875, &c. Her own works are Poems, 1869; Childhood Songs, 1875; Wild Roses of Cape Ann, 1881; Poetical Works, 1885; At the Beautiful Gate; And Other Songs of Faith, 1892. Her autobiography was published as A New England Girlhood. She died in 1893. In addition to "When for me the silent oar," of her hymns the following are in common use:— i. From her Poems, 1869. 1. Hand in hand with angels. Angelic companion¬ship. 2. If the world seems cold to you. 3. When for me the silent oar. Death ii. From her Wild Roses of Cape Ann, 1881. 4. In Christ I feel the heart of God. 5. O Spirit, "Whose name is the Saviour.” in. From her Poetical Works, 1885. 6. Breaks the joyful Easter dawn, master. 7. Heavenly Helper, Friend Divine. Christ the Friend. iv. From her At the Beautiful Gate, &c, 1892. 8. Draw Thou, my soul, O Christ. Looking to Jesus. 9. O God, Thy world is sweet with prayer. Prayer. 10. Open your hearts as a flower to the light. 11. King, happy bells of Easter time. Easter. The above notes are from the British Museum copies of Miss Larcom's works. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)