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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Come to the ark, come to the ark" in Songs for the Service of Prayer In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John F. Burrowes

1787 - 1852 Person Name: J. F. Burrowes, 1787-1853 Composer of "BURLINGTON" in The National Baptist Hymnal Born: April 23, 1787, London, England. Died: March 31, 1852, Marylebone, London, England. A student of organist William Horsley, Burrowes lived in London nearly 40 years, and played the organ at the Church of St. James, Westminster. He helped found the Philharmonic Society, and wrote an overture used as the concluding item at the Society’s concerts. He also composed piano pieces, and his Single Chant in E was included in Cathedral Psalter Chants (1875). His other works include: Pianoforte Primer, 1818 Thorough-Bass Primer, 1819 Sources: Nutter, p. 454 Reynolds, p. 261 Wikipedia, accessed 18 Nov 2016 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)