Josiah Conder was born in London, in 1789. He became a publisher, and in 1814 became proprietor of "The Eclectic Review." Subsequently to 1824, he composed a series of descriptive works, called the "Modern Traveller," which appeared in thirty volumes. He also published several volumes of poems and hymns. He was the author of the first "Congregational Hymn Book" (1836). He died in 1855.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >
William Croft (b. Nether Ettington, Warwickshire, England, 1678; d. Bath, Somerset, England, 1727) was a boy chorister in the Chapel Royal in London and then an organist at St. Anne's, Soho. Later he became organist, composer, and master of the children of the Chapel Royal, and eventually organist a…
Display Title: How honoured, how dear, that sacred abodeFirst Line: How honoured, how dear, that sacred abodeTune Title: HANOVERAuthor: J. ConderDate: 1905Subject: Public Worship |
Display Title: The House of PrayerFirst Line: How honored, how dear is that sacred abodeTune Title: [How honored, how dear is that sacred abode]Author: WattsDate: 1884