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John Bacchus Dykes
1823 - 1876 Person Name: J. B. Dykes Composer of "ST. BARNABAS" in The New Laudes Domini As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern.
Bert Polman
John Bacchus Dykes
Mary C. Bishop Gates
1842 - 1905 Person Name: Mrs. Mary C. Gates Author of "Send Thou, O Lord, to every place" in Immanuel Hymnal Gates, Mary Cornelia, née Bishop, daughter of William S. Bishop, of Rochester, N.Y., was married in 1873 to Merrill E. Gates, Secty. to the U. S. Indian Commissioners. Her hymns:—
1. Send Thou, 0 Lord, to every place [Missions], dated 1886;
2. Thy love to me, 0 Christ [Union with Christ, dated 1886,
are included in Sursum Corda, 1898. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Born: February 14, 1842, Rochester, New York.
Died: December 17, 1905.
Gates was a descendent of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island; daughter of William S. Bishop of Rochester, New York; and faculty member of Leroy Female Seminary. In 1873, she married Merrill E. Gates, Secretary to the U. S. Indian Commissioners and later president of Rutgers and Amherst Colleges. Mary belonged to the Woman’s Board for Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America (Dutch Reformed), and contributed to numerous periodicals, including The Independent, The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Intelligencer, and The Youth’s Companion. Her other works include:
Hymns of Nature and Songs of the Spirit
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Mary C. Bishop Gates
Samuel Howard
1710 - 1782 Person Name: Samuel Howard, 1710-82 Composer of "ISLEWORTH" in Christian Worship (1993) Samuel Howard, Mus. Doc.; b. in England, 1710,; d. 1782
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908
Samuel Howard
H. F. Benson
1859 - 1933 Person Name: H. Ford Benson Composer of "FAITH" in The Church Missionary Hymn Book
H. F. Benson
Edwin Drewett
1850 - 1924 Person Name: Edwin Drewett, 1850- Composer of "ELMHURST" in The Book of Praise Born: 1850, London, England.
Died: April 6, 1924, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
Drewett studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Charles Steggall, and served as organist at Harecourt Congregational Chapel, London; the German Lutheran Church, Dalston (1893-1905); and the German Embassy Church, Brompton (1905-14); and the Church of King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells (1907-24).
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Edwin Drewett
J. W. Elliott
1833 - 1915 Person Name: James W. Elliott Composer of "CHURCH TRIUMPHANT" in Immanuel Hymnal J.W. Elliott was a popular composer of the Victorian period, and is best known for his nursery rhyme music and for his work on hymnals in the 1870s. He was born James William Elliott, in Warwick, England, on February 13, 1833. As a child, he sang as a chorister in the Leamington Parish Church. In those days, choristers were given lessons in all facets of church music, including organ lessons, counterpoint studies, and more in exchange for providing an extraordinary level of service to their parish church (services throughout the week, all holidays, extra services, etc.). The result is that most choristers who completed their studies received an excellent music education, and James was no exception. After starting his career as an organist and choirmaster for a countryside church, his talent became obvious. He moved to London, where he assisted Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) in editing Church Hymns. In addition, James worked for a music publisher.
His compositions include two operettas, numerous anthems, service music, works for instruments including the very popular harmonium, and most particularly for Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs, his children’s music score that sets many of the Nursery Rhymes to delightful music. Several of his hymn tunes are still in use today in many hymnals, most notably his hymn tune “Day of Rest.” He was heavily involved in the preparation of the musical edition of Church Hymns in 1874, the Choral Service Book of 1892, and transcriptions of hymn tunes using harmonies different than the traditional ones found in hymnals. He died in St. Marylebone, London, on February 5, 1915.
--www.nursery-songs.com/
J. W. Elliott
