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John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes Hymnal Number: 2 Composer of "BLAIRGOWRIE (Dykes)" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief 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

Henry Baker

1835 - 1910 Hymnal Number: 3 Composer of "QUEBEC (HESPERUS)" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Henry Baker, Mus. Bac., son of the Rev. James Baker, Chancellor of the diocese of Durham; born at Nuneham, Oxfordshire; educated at Winchester School; graduated Bachelor in Music at the University of Oxford in 1867. He also worked as a civil engineer. Scottish Church Music, its composers and sources by James Love; William Blackwwod and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1891

E. J. Hopkins

1818 - 1901 Person Name: Edward J. Hopkins Hymnal Number: 1 Composer of "ELLERS" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England. John Perry

Charles H. Purday

1799 - 1885 Person Name: Charles Henry Purday Hymnal Number: 4 Composer of "SANDON" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Charles H. Purday (1799-1885) A publisher, composer, lecturer, and writer, Purday had a special interest in church music. He published Crown Court Psalmody (1854), Church and Home Metrical Psalter and Hymnal (1860), which included SANDON, and, with Frances Havergal, Songs of Peace and Joy (1879). A precentor in the Scottish Church in Crown Court, London, Purday sang at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In the publishing field he is known as a strong proponent of better copyright laws to protect the works of authors and publishers. Bert Polman

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Barbara J. Owen

b. 1933 Hymnal Number: 3 Author of "Faith for Our Times" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Owen, Barbara. (Utica, New York, January 25, 1933-- ). Educated at Westminster Choir College (Mus.B.) and Boston University (Mus.M.). Served as organist of several churches, and in 1963 was organist and choir director of the First Religious Society (Unitarian) of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Edited organ and choral music and wrote books on the organ. Active in the A.G.O. and other professional organizations. Appointed a contributing editor of the Journal of Church Music in 1978; also published in The Hymn. --Information from a letter from Barbara Owen to Leonard Ellinwood, 19 July 1979, DNAH Archives. ============================ Barbara J. Owen is Minister of Music in the First Congregational Church, Portland, Connecticut. Born in Utica, New York, she has spent most of her life in New Haven, Connecticut. She attended the Hartt College of Music in Hartford for two years, and then went to the Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where she received her bachelor of Music degree in 1955. Her musical experience includes service in other churches in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. --Consider Your Call: Three More New Hymns by Youth for Youth, 1957. Used by permission.

Edgerton Grant

b. 1931 Hymnal Number: 2 Author of "O Lord, We See Thy Glory" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Grant, Edgerton. (New York City, 1931-- ). Attended an Episcopal preparatory school, Holderness; was graduated from Haverford College and spent a short time at Princeton Seminary. --The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives ======================= [Grant] looks forward to a career in writing -- including hymn writing. He has had varied denominational associations. He is a member of the Congregational Church; attended an Episcopal preparatory school, Holderness, for which he wrote a school hymn; was graduated from Haverford College, a Quaker institution, and spent a short time at Princeton Seminary (Presbyterian). --Lord, Help Our Unbelief: Four More New Hymns by Youth for Youth, 1958. Used by permission. ====================== [Grant] is a member of Wilson Memorial Union Church in Wachtung [New Jersey]. --One More New Hymn for Youth by Youth, 1959. Used by permission.

Thomas P. Slavens

b. 1928 Person Name: Thomas Paul Slavens Hymnal Number: 4 Author of "Lord, We Believe" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Slavens, Thomas Paul. (Cincinnati, Iowa, November 12, 1928-- ). Disciples of Christ. Phillips University, A.B., 1951; Union Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1954; University of Minnesota, M.A., 1962; University of Michigan, Ph.D., 1965. Pastorates at First Christian Church, Sac City, Ia., 1953-1956; First Christian Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1956-1960. Librarian, Divinity School, Drake University, 1960-1964; professor, School of Library Science, University of Michigan, 1964-1979. --Jean E. Garriott, DNAH Archives ======================= [Slavens] is active in the local Ministerial Association, the Home and State Missions Planning Council, and the Advisory Council of Drake University. --Lord, Help Our Unbelief: Four More New Hymns by Youth for Youth, 1958. Used by permission.

James Boeringer

1930 - 2014 Hymnal Number: 1 Author of "O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Hear" in Lord, Help Our Unbelief Boeringer, James. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1930- ). He was educated at the College of Wooster (B.A., 1952), Columbia University (M.A., 1954), and Union Theological Seminary (D.S.M., 1964). He taught at the University of South Dakota (1959-1962), Oklahoma Baptist University (1962-1964), and Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. A composer of choral and instrumental music, and an author of articles and reviews in music journals. --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives ========================= [Boeringer] is Minister of Music at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in New York City, and teacher of English in the Parish High School . . . He is currently studying for a Ph. D. at New York University. he is a staff writer for The Musical Courier, The Review of Recorded Music, and The American Guild of Organists Quarterly. --Lord, Help Our Unbelief: Four More New Hymns by Youth for Youth, 1958. Used by permission. ========================= [Boeringer] is Minister of Music at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vermillion, South Dakota. He was formerly Minister of Music at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in New York City. ------Ten New Stewardship Hymns, 1961. Used by permission.

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