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T. Short

Hymnal Number: C161 Composer of "[Glory be to thee O Lord]" in The Book of Common Praise

1813 - 1890 Person Name: Rev. the Hon. F. R. Grey Hymnal Number: 534c Composer of "ST. AIDAN" in The Book of Common Praise Rev. Francis Richard Grey, M. A.; b. 1813. Canon of Durham Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

Daniel Vetter

1621 - 1721 Person Name: D. Vetter Hymnal Number: 113a Composer (melody) of "DAS WALT' GOTT VATER" in The Book of Common Praise

Albert W. Ham

Person Name: Dr. Albert Ham Hymnal Number: 488b Composer of "ST. HILDA" in The Book of Common Praise Arranger and conductor

Joseph Pring

1776 - 1842 Person Name: J. Pring, 1776-1842 Hymnal Number: C12 Composer of "[O come let us sing unto the Lord]" in The Book of Common Praise

Eliza S. Alderson

1818 - 1889 Hymnal Number: 149 Author of "And now, beloved Lord, thy soul resigning" in The Book of Common Praise Alderson, Eliza Sibbald, née Dykes, granddaughter of the Rev. Thomas Dykes, of Hull, and sister of the Rev. Dr. Dykes, born in 1818, and married, in 1850, to the Rev. W. T. Alderson, some time chaplain to the West Riding House of Correction, Wakefield. Mrs. Alderson is the author of the following hymns, the first of which is likely to attain a commanding position:— 1. And now, beloved Lord, Thy soul resigning. [Passiontide.] A hymn of more than usual merit, in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, written in 1868 at the request of Dr. Dykes. In 1875, stanzas i., ii., v. and vi., were given in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, No. 121, with a special tune Commendation by Dr. Dykes. The full original text is restored in Thring's Collection, 1882, No. 170. 2. Lord of glory, Who hast bought us. [Almsgiving.] Written in 1864, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines, and published in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868, No. 372, and repeated in the revised edition 1875, No. 367, Mrs. Alderson says, "It was the very strong feeling that a tithe of our income was a solemn debt to God and His poor, which inspired it." Dr. Dykes’s tune "Charitas" was composed for this hymn. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ===================== Alderson, Eliza S., p. 38, i. She was born Aug. 16, 1818, and died at Kirkthorpe, Yorkshire, Mar. 18, 1889. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

W. R. Braine

1829 - 1865 Person Name: William R. Braine Hymnal Number: 762 Composer of "STANHAM" in The Book of Common Praise He served may years as an organist of St. Barnabas Church, Kensington. --The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 218

S. J. Wallis

Person Name: Rev. S. J. Wallis, S.S.J.E. Hymnal Number: 182 Author of "Hail thee! Spirit co-eternal" in The Book of Common Praise

Charles Edward Riley

1883 - 1971 Person Name: Dean C. E. Riley Hymnal Number: 254 Author of "Jesu, Son of blessed Mary" in The Book of Common Praise Riley, Charles Edward. (Liverpool, England, May 21, 1883--April 16, 1972, Toronto, Ontario). Anglican. McGill University (Montreal), B.A., 1908; Diocesan Theological College, L.Th., 1911; Trinity (Toronto), B.D., 1917; D.D., 1933. Pastorates (all in Ontario) at McNab, 1910-1915; Dundas, 1916-1925; St. Catharines, 1925-1933; dean of Niagara, 1933-1937; dean of Toronto, 1937-1961. His hymn-writing only complemented his work as a preacher and pastor. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives